So... Cuba is the voice of reason?

Yehh Europe is loosing its mind..

I belive this whole clock fliopity flip twice a year is a huge contributing factor to people's "unbalance", and worsening mental state... Especially the northern parts....

We humans are creatures of habit... Mess with the circadian rhythm of en entire population and expect no adverse effect.... Mhm checks out.

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Boltgolt 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Calling canceling a time change mere days before it was going to happen "the voice of reason" is rich

	▲	lloeki 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"Days" is plenty of time, IIRC some tz changes happened hours before they had to come into effect!

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input_sh an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most of the world is the voice of reason actually.

This is a very European / North American problem for some reason. There are some exceptions, but in general Asia, Africa and South America don't do this.

	▲	gonzus 34 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		If you mean "changing time in summer", Chile has been doing this for a while, and I think other countries in South America do to. If you mean "changing the rules a few hours / days before they should be applied", Chile (again) did this a few years / decades ago, and it wreaked havoc: all scheduled meetings were off by one or two hours, you could not rely on your calendar, etc. Plenty of stupidity going around in Chile / South America, rest assured.

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marliechiller an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I remember reading somewhere that we see an increased incidence of heart related ailments around the clock change, hypothesized due to this change in sleep patterns.

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sschueller an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Switzerland never wanted it: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/daylight-saving-time-wh...

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paganel an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> a huge contributing factor to people's "unbalance", and worsening mental state.

This is surely an exaggeration.

	▲	thendrill an hour ago \| parent [-]
		https://clin.au.dk/display/artikel/the-transition-from-dayli...

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jansan 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The EU again is all talk and no action on this topic. 84% said in a poll to get rid of it back in 2018, parliament voted to end it by 2021. But here we are at the end of 2026 turning the clocks back again. Next march same thing. Honestly at this point I don't think it will ever happen, they will still be "discussing"it in 2040.

	▲	leipert an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Actually “only” Germany voted back then. Like 3.79% of Germans voted. So that comes out to ~3.18M of 4.6M votes cast by Germans. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_18_...
	▲	tchalla 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That’s the downside of EU decision making.

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echoangle 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> and worsening mental state

How would something that has been in effect for at least 60 years still lead to a worsening mental state over time?

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wiseowise an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah, because humans existed for only 60 years.

	▲	echoangle an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Well most people haven't existed for 60 years. Where I'm from, DST was introduced 110 years ago and people still complain. When will the worsening mental state reach equilibrium? Or is there maybe a chance that the worsening mental state isn't due to DST?

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thendrill an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement

https://aasm.org/advocacy/position-statements/daylight-savin...

The transition from daylight saving time to standard time leads to depressions https://clin.au.dk/display/artikel/the-transition-from-dayli...