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Does daylight savings time have any purposeful advantage in today's business or cultural world?
YES
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Daylight savings definitely has an advantage nowadays, both for businesses and for society.
The risks outweigh the benefits.
Jon: Daylight savings is very important in today's business and cultural world. From a business standpoint, it means that a business can stay open and take advantage of more light during the summer months. From a cultural standpoint, some events can be held over to enjoy the longer day and light during the summer months.
Improved Effects on Businesses Jennifer: Major retailers and other businesses such as sporting product manufacturers report significant increases in their revenues during DST months. This is because DST allows people to shop more and participate in more sporting activities at the end of the day.
The basic idea is that we have more hours of daylight during the working day, and it is still a good one. Mark: The basic concept is that we have more hours of daylight during the working hours, 7 in the morning to 7 at night, and is generally beneficial. There is less use of energy for lights by people, because it is still light outside.
Michael: Most businesses operate in a global economy and predicate their employee needs based upon the times needed to operate their businesses. The time change makes getting up harder and disrupts natural circadian rhythms. It puts school children waiting for buses in danger due to lower light conditions. The risks outweigh the benefits.
No, I disagree that daylight savings has any advantages in business or culture, because it is just a time on the clock, while life goes on as usual. Alex: I don't think daylight savings has any purposeful advantage in business or culture, because it is just a change we all go through, barely notice, and forget quickly. It can be used to promote sales or deals, such as a daylight savings sale. But this is nothing different compared to any holiday or special occasion that would do the same. There's nothing special about daylight savings to a business or culture. We change our clocks, move on, and forget about it until the next time.
Daylight savings time has outlived its purpose, as the U.S. has transitioned from an agricultural society. Elizabeth: Daylight savings time was originally introduced as a way to assist farmers. In today's modern, and very global, society, there is no longer a good reason for the random change of hour. The change results in unnecessary confusion, and increases in car accidents, when the hour moves earlier. Since Europe and other parts of the world do not adopt the time change, the shift only adds to confusion. Although it may have once served a purpose, that time has passed, and the daylight savings should be cancelled.
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YES
NO
Daylight savings definitely has an advantage nowadays, both for businesses and for society.
The risks outweigh the benefits.
Jon: Daylight savings is very important in today's business and cultural world. From a business standpoint, it means that a business can stay open and take advantage of more light during the summer months. From a cultural standpoint, some events can be held over to enjoy the longer day and light during the summer months.
Improved Effects on Businesses Jennifer: Major retailers and other businesses such as sporting product manufacturers report significant increases in their revenues during DST months. This is because DST allows people to shop more and participate in more sporting activities at the end of the day.
The basic idea is that we have more hours of daylight during the working day, and it is still a good one. Mark: The basic concept is that we have more hours of daylight during the working hours, 7 in the morning to 7 at night, and is generally beneficial. There is less use of energy for lights by people, because it is still light outside.
Michael: Most businesses operate in a global economy and predicate their employee needs based upon the times needed to operate their businesses. The time change makes getting up harder and disrupts natural circadian rhythms. It puts school children waiting for buses in danger due to lower light conditions. The risks outweigh the benefits.
No, I disagree that daylight savings has any advantages in business or culture, because it is just a time on the clock, while life goes on as usual. Alex: I don't think daylight savings has any purposeful advantage in business or culture, because it is just a change we all go through, barely notice, and forget quickly. It can be used to promote sales or deals, such as a daylight savings sale. But this is nothing different compared to any holiday or special occasion that would do the same. There's nothing special about daylight savings to a business or culture. We change our clocks, move on, and forget about it until the next time.
Daylight savings time has outlived its purpose, as the U.S. has transitioned from an agricultural society. Elizabeth: Daylight savings time was originally introduced as a way to assist farmers. In today's modern, and very global, society, there is no longer a good reason for the random change of hour. The change results in unnecessary confusion, and increases in car accidents, when the hour moves earlier. Since Europe and other parts of the world do not adopt the time change, the shift only adds to confusion. Although it may have once served a purpose, that time has passed, and the daylight savings should be cancelled.
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