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points by echoangle 23 hours ago | 0 comments

> 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?

Yeah, because humans existed for only 60 years.

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?

[–] thendrill 22 hours ago

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...

[–] echoangle 21 hours ago

Sure, but hasn’t that been the case for all the time since DST was introduced? The original comment to me sounded like DST is responsible for people being in a worse mental state now than a few years ago.

[–] thendrill 17 hours ago

It is a gradual process... Think evolution.. or constructive interference..