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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (69 children)

i still think timezones were a mistake, and that they shouldn't exist period. I have a long thread about this from an earlier post about timezones as well amusingly enough.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 10 months ago (44 children)

As a social construct, I like that I can be anywhere in the world and know that around noon is probably an appropriate time for lunch, etc.

[–] dondelelcaro 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unless you're in Tibet, Xinjiang, or another place observing UTC+8 with a significant offset from local solar time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

They had their chance. Heck, they still have their chance. They will continue to have their chance.

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