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World Time Zones Map (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted 9 months ago by raunz@mander.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Umm… we are already using GMT/UTC, it’s just that we adjust it based on offsets because long ago before clocks we used sundials and high noon was just the time when the sun was at its highest.

The problem with adjusting the time locally is that it leads to all kinds of problems. 9am… where?

This has nothing to do with politics. No country is trying to change the 0:00 time.

I hope you understand now. Let me know if you don’t and I’ll elaborate.

[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My comment wasn't about how UCT works, it was in response to this:

I think we should all operate on gmt. One time, all the time, 24 hour clock.

As a programmer, I say that all the time in frustration.

But if you try to convince average people to use a single time zone, it will absolutely become political. Why should I change to your time, why don't you change to mine. Average person won't care even the slightest about UTC offsets. We're talking billions of not-so educated people who are used to thinking in their own local time... And now you want to sell them on a single global timezone... Good luck lol

Even deciding to stick with DST or not is a highly political issue. C'mon.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I’m not talking about reality.