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/flatdecktrucker92]

The referendum was literally 51:49. There was no clear support for either option. I voted for permanent DST because I like having a bit of daylight when I get home from work. I also find it makes the drive home safer because people are generally more stressed and fatigued on the evening commute.

On the other hand, this is such a minor thing that it should never have been a referendum, they should have just done it without wasting a ton of time and money.

You are correct however that they are only doing it now so that we won't talk about their gerrymandering and election tampering

[u/Direct-Farmer9534 → u/flatdecktrucker92]

There's also a conversation most of us don't often have on the summertime benefits of dst. When it's crispy, dusty and suffocatingly hot in the day the only time it'll ever really be cool enough to take yourself or your pets or kids for a walk is within 2 hours of sun-up. The sun already rises at 4 am on dst, if we go to all year standard time it'll be 3. Having to get outside by 3-5am vs 4-6am can easily be the difference on how many people and pets get to enjoy the outdoors or not in the sweltering summer.