| ▲ | ninju 18 hours ago | |
You know what's worse than choosing between Daylight time and Standard time...not choosing and having the biannual switching of the clock. Just pick one and stick with it!!! I equate this with the MLB finally resolving the dual nature of the designated hitter rule (NL not having and AL having it) and finally having a consistent standard across both leagues. I do disagree with what was chosen, I think consistency is MUCH MORE important | ||
| ▲ | dlcarrier 12 hours ago | parent [-] | |
In my experience some personality traits, such as being an early-bird, extrovert, or worrywart, inherently include a preference for everyone else to mimic that behavior, while people with the opposite personality traits, like being a night owl, introvert, or laid-back individual are okay with everyone else doing what they prefer. Any time there's a conflict between any of those personality traits and their opposite, the the people in the former group will win out over time, unless the trade-offs are stark enough to force an equalization no matter peoples' preferences. It's especially apparent in success of companies, because the competitive nature of an open market allows for changes much faster than the more stringent controls of a government operation. Companies that are worrywarts don't invest in new markets, and go out of business. This was well documented in The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen. Also, companies that have strict work schedules for office employees that otherwise do not have a scheduled meeting don't attract enough productive employees and do not get as much out of their employees. Those companies are outpaced by those with accommodating schedules. Something similar is happening with strict requirements on where someone works, for example requiring employees to work in an office even when no one they collaborate with works in the same office. Daylight savings time is a bit slower to change, due to the literal act of congress required, but forcing early-birdism is something we've tried in the past, and completely failed at, nearly 50 years ago, so it's about time we try again, likely with the same outcome as the negative effects are very clear. We aren't like to switch permanent standard time, as the people who prefer it aren't as forceful as those who prefer not to have it, but if we did most of the negative effects of permanent daylight savings time would be reversed, so we could actually keep it. | ||