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Daylight Saving Time Is Dumb As Hell
Stop making people suffer through nonsensical clock changes
On Sunday, most Americans will wake up assuming they had a better night’s rest than they actually did only to realize that it’s actually just once again that dumb-ass time of the year when daylight saving time comes to a close.
Back in March, we lost an hour of sleep in order to “spring forward.” I didn’t notice because as a thirty-something man living in a plague, I wake up so damn early it doesn’t matter what time it is. I just know that it’s dark and I wish I were still asleep. (I’ve since adjusted and now just consider more time to dance in my apartment, but that’s besides the point.)
Not even a plague can make me forget how annoying daylight saving time generally is, though.
For most of the U.S., daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and ends at the same time on the first Sunday of November. The Department of Transportation, which is in charge of daylight saving time, claims the practice helps save on energy, reduces crime, and thwarts traffic accidents. But as many of you know, the government likes to lie. I don’t mean that in a Tucker Carlson kind of way, but you get it.
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