In germany the terms are Sommerzeit (summer time) and Winterzeit (winter time). Of course everybody would chose the former as summer sound better than winter but the latter is "better" as it corresponds more to "wake up when there is light" which is favorable to health, performance etc.

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lytfyre 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The report linked in the article has BC support _massively_ in favour of "more light in the evenings" instead of "wake up when there is light", citing health and wellness concerns. "Better" seems a matter of opinion.

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PhilippGille 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's a very dishonest take, as I'm sure you know that Sommerzeit proponents have reasons other than "summer sounds better than winter".

For example most people just wake up and go to work in the morning, but in the evening they meet friends, BBQ, hike/run through nature, do sports etc., and prefer doing those activities while it's bright outside.

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vesinisa 3 hours ago | parent [-]

What stops you from going to work one hour early, so you get off earlier as well? Most employers these days allow flexible working hours.

And if we are permanently moving our clocks to advance by an hour, why stop at just one hour? Why not have +2h or +3h so we get even more brighter evenings.

	▲	paxys an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		"Most employers" definitely don't allow flexible working hours. You have to be in specific sectors – basically just "modern" tech companies – to have that privilege. And that is a very tiny slice of the working population.
	▲	ghaff 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Because most people don’t have that degree of flexibility. When I was commuting I’d have been happy to have double DST or whatever you want to call it.
	▲	PhilippGille 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		With flexible working hours it works in both directions, so @ndr42 can also wake up an hour later for his health and performance :)

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sdevonoes 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Im very healthy and performant during sommerzeit. It’s in winterzeit when I get depressed bc there isn’t enough daylight in the evenings (it gets dark around 3pm-4pm in winter… that sucks big time)