• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    2/3 of Americans polled wanting permanent DST,

    Yes Americans want permanent DST like in 1970.

    massive technological advancement,

    Why specifcally would cause a need for a change in sunrise/sunset?

    There was massive technological change from 1920 to 1970 when it was given up for 2 years before it was changed back.

    ever-growing proportion of renewable energy?

    The current shift to solar would mean an even greater need to synchronize energy use with sunlight.

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      3 months ago

      You’re ignoring the fact that technological advancement is exponential, not linear; world interconnectedness; energy storage; and other renewable energy sources such as geothermal, hydro, and wind.

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        3 months ago

        technological advancement is exponential

        But what specifically about the technology means you want the sunrise time to be different?

        s geothermal, hydro, and wind.

        None of those are a currently a significant percentage of energy usage. Nor do they have relation to sunrise/sunset that would require a change.

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            3 months ago

            80% isn’t renewable right now. And you didn’t answer why that should matter to sunrise/sunset?

            Also why do you downvote all posts? Are my replies off topic?

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                3 months ago

                What is in bad faith? I hold the premise that nothing has specifically changed that would make people actually like the sunrise/sunset time change given it was tried before.

                You claimed “technology” without giving specific reasons. You claimed renewable energy despite it only being 20% of today’s energy generation.

                You are the one who is making bad faith arguments. Then you are getting mad because you have nothing to support your opinion.

                This isn’t reddit.