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> Therefore, if you want to abolish the clock changes, which seems like an excellent idea to me, the safe and conservative way to do that is to use today's winter time all year round.

Please take into account that people will settle into their own equilibria.

Ie just because the government suddenly calls noon 3pm, doesn't mean people will change what 'real' time they get up at. Especially not in the long run.

You can see a bit of that in Spanish vs Polish habits.

'Nominally' Spanish people dine very late, but that's partially because they share the same timezone with Poland.

Measured by 'real' time, they differences aren't nearly as crazy.




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