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[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 47 points 4 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@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 4 months ago

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

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