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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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