• dgmib@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Sandford Fleming (the guy who invented time zones) actually made it easier.

    Before timezones, every town had their own clock that defined the time for their town and was loosely set such that “noon is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.” Which couldn’t be measured all that accurately.

    If it wasn’t for Fleming, we’d be dealing with every city or town having a separate time zone.

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      5 months ago

      Everyone complaining about timezones is truly missing the forests for the trees.

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          5 months ago

          Yes, I agree. Even if we could magically make all computers work with it, shouldn’t it logically be the other way? Wouldn’t a later sunset in winter be better lol? But yeah, it’s dumb either way. If we want to have different hours then shouldn’t we adjust our daily routines instead of adjusting our clocks??

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            5 months ago

            I really don’t care if it gets dark at 3:30 or 4:40 in the winter. Either way, there is no doing things in sunshine after work. Fortunately, I can use part of the day time for personal things and work later when I get back home.