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wafflemaker 2 hours ago

If they still move time back in spring, they will gain 1h per person.

If they keep doing it indefinitely, they're looking at some serious profits and boost to GDP.

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throw-qqqqq an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Haha I know a skit from 1990, where the comedian makes this exact point.

He even takes it a step further:

“Why settle for turning back time just one hour? Think about how much we f*cked up the world in the past 30 years! Let’s turn time back 30 years and fix that mess!”

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vasco an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

This is Cuba we're talking about. Profits only matter if they go to the ruling family and friends.

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berkes an hour ago | parent [-]

That's unnecessary political stereotyping.

But what does matter in Cuba, is Savings.

The country is in shambles, beyond bankruptcy, in cases literally starving. Because of it"international" sanctions. Severe shortages of petrol, water and energy.

So it wouldn't be surprising if, by moving the clock every year in just one direction, petrol, water and electricity is saved. And it wouldn't even be suprising if that actually happens.

	▲	stavros an hour ago \| parent [-]
		It's not stereotyping when it can be applied to basically every country in the world, including the US.