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<blockquote data-quote="08mojo" data-source="post: 15849688" data-attributes="member: 132915"><p>I agree to get rid of DST, but I do not agree with a singular, world time. It solves nothing--it is a solution looking for a problem.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of what your watch says, you would still have to think about what period of the day people are currently experiencing across the globe--only now you have no reference. For example: it is 7:30am EST. I need to call someone in PST--it is currently 4:30am PST. I know 4:30 in the morning is not an appropriate time to call someone. If we had singular time, you'd still have to think about what time is appropriate to call, but you'd have learn to call CA at 1100 because that's when their day starts. You'd have to do that for every time zone--but with no real reference. Time zones make it easy to understand what part of the day someone is experiencing for any part of the globe.</p><p></p><p>The time zones are there because humans are, for the majority, not nocturnal. Most people start their day in the morning (based on the sun) and end their day in the evening--again based on the sun. That's why we have time zones--it is a simple reference to when the sun is present all around the world. I'd assume it's been this way for all mankind since the beginning of history.</p><p></p><p>We recently traveled to Japan. Our watches were adjusted accordingly--and it was really easy to add 14 hours to determine what time it was back home. It was nice to wake up in Japan at 7:00am and see the sun come up--just as it does around the world. It was nice to see 12:00 noon and be ready for lunch--just as I would back home. Etc...</p><p></p><p>Singular, global time would not fix jet lag or anything else. You'd still be chasing the sun--regardless of what your watch says.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="08mojo, post: 15849688, member: 132915"] I agree to get rid of DST, but I do not agree with a singular, world time. It solves nothing--it is a solution looking for a problem. Regardless of what your watch says, you would still have to think about what period of the day people are currently experiencing across the globe--only now you have no reference. For example: it is 7:30am EST. I need to call someone in PST--it is currently 4:30am PST. I know 4:30 in the morning is not an appropriate time to call someone. If we had singular time, you'd still have to think about what time is appropriate to call, but you'd have learn to call CA at 1100 because that's when their day starts. You'd have to do that for every time zone--but with no real reference. Time zones make it easy to understand what part of the day someone is experiencing for any part of the globe. The time zones are there because humans are, for the majority, not nocturnal. Most people start their day in the morning (based on the sun) and end their day in the evening--again based on the sun. That's why we have time zones--it is a simple reference to when the sun is present all around the world. I'd assume it's been this way for all mankind since the beginning of history. We recently traveled to Japan. Our watches were adjusted accordingly--and it was really easy to add 14 hours to determine what time it was back home. It was nice to wake up in Japan at 7:00am and see the sun come up--just as it does around the world. It was nice to see 12:00 noon and be ready for lunch--just as I would back home. Etc... Singular, global time would not fix jet lag or anything else. You'd still be chasing the sun--regardless of what your watch says. [/QUOTE]
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