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9-10pm is the perfect time for the sun to go down in summer, you can enjoy being outside for longer.



Honestly, I'd like it if it went down earlier; it's fun to have a drink outside in the twilight and night hours while still going to bed at a reasonable hour (which is around 10, in my case).

I can do that in the winter, sure, but in the summer there's a distinct lack of snow, which is nice.


What if instead of going to bed when the clock says so regardless of the Sun, you to to bed when the Sun goes down regardless of what the clock says.

The clock is just this little thing on your wall. The Sun is almighty and the reason why you're here. Forget the clock!


Very few jobs let people do that (assuming you'd also get up when the sun rises) and the number of hours of sleep you'd get each day would vary seasonally.


That's an incredibly insensitive statement to make considering how many people have light induced insomnia. They suffer greatly during the summer months to make it easier for other people to play golf after work. Just because you enjoy something doesn't mean everyone enjoys the same thing or that it is free from consequences to others that you don't have to endure yourself.


What about the people who suffer from SAD in the winter when it gets dark at 4:30 PM and they have to commute home from work in the darkness?

You can't please everyone.


Wouldn't standard time just shift the problem to the morning? They'd have trouble staying asleep after 4am.

Or they could buy blackout curtains or a sleep mask?


Do you have some data on how many people have light induced insomnia?




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