The US actually did experiment with year-round DST during the oil embargo in the 70s. Popular support for year-round DST cratered when people actually experienced what DST is like in winter. I fully expect the same thing to open nowadays if permanent DST ever becomes a thing... DST in winter just isn't fun.
Says the people who get up earlier in the morning and don't like a dark start to their day.
On the other hand, plenty of people don't want it getting dark by 4 pm in the winter, and vastly prefer their extra hour of sunlight in the late afernoon. That extra hour is fun for them (including me).
From my viewpoint, 4 pm darkness is just depressing and crushes the soul, in a way that morning darkness doesn't (you get to watch the sunrise!).
This is 100% an opinion. The worst part of this debate is that the only indicator of which side you’ll support is whether you’re a morning person or not.
As a morning person myself, give me standard time year round or give me death.
Let’s compromise at 30 minutes between standard time and DST. Everyone would be happy to drop the time changes and neither side is happy with the new time, but at least it’s a less severe outcome for people during their off season.
