> I think you have this backward.
oh, yes, I got that mixed up. That also mean permanent winter time would be better for the sleep not permanent summer times (it was whatever the "standard" time was as far as I remember). Either way people cant decide on what time they prefer makes any change harder.
> I'm convinced it's the best of only bad options.
idk. the time switch every year comes with an increase in traffic accidents for up to a weak after it happens. While most jobs today either aren't overly dependent on sunlight anymore or don't sync up with e.g. start of school or similar anyway (e.g. field work). I guess that argument does differ for any area widely dominated by farming and limited farming automation.
Farmers don’t care what a clock says at all. They start when the sunlight says they can.
It’s never been about farmers and never will be.
to some degree thats my point for most jobs either
- you don't care about the clock but some time relative to sunrise
- aren't dependent on sunlight on your job anymore
- anyway have to head out very early before sunrise (for most of the year)
sure maybe DST does save a small bit of electric bill in some jobs, but thanks to modern light technology it's not really that relevant anymore, on the other hand the reliable increase in traffic accidents every time we switch to summer time does matter.
Now there still is the argument about what is healthier (ignoring the known unhealthy switching times) but there is so much with way stronger effects in modern life (e.g. TVs, bright white LED lamps etc.) that I'm not sure if the effect if even realistically measurable.