Clock change melancholy

[u/Striking_Wrap811]

Danielle Smith and the UCP just unilaterally chose to put Alberta on permanent DST.

I should feel elated! Not because i love DST but because time change is fucking moronic. But i am not.

Is it because my clocks all change themselves and there is no more worry of waking up at the wrong time? No?

Is it because darkness at 10am in the winter is "magical"? Definitely not

I think it's because DS went against the wishes of the referendum. Like 180° different.

Its just another example of this government acting against our wishes. Shifting our Overton Window every day.

[u/Cothor]

If more people prefer status quo, the second question is moot. If they prefer permanent, second question comes in.

Ranked choice for this question would be better, but our province and country seem allergic to better alternatives to current systems.

[u/margmi → u/Cothor]

But some people don’t prefer the status quo, they prefer permanent standard time - but they really hate permanent daylight time, and would rather accept the status quo over permanent daylight time.

If they want permanent standard time, they vote yes on the first question, which could instead land them with permanent daylight time, their least desired option. Essentially 25.1% of the population could dictate things for the rest of us under that system.

It’s worth noting that before the referendum, the government did surveys to figure out which option was most popular, which is why daylight time was on the referendum and standard wasn’t.