Just Rankin’ Sh!t
5 Reasons Daylight Saving Time Is Bullshit, Ranked
Whose bright idea was this, anyway?
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5. No one remembers until it’s too late
These things play out the same way every spring: You’re either out in the streets or at home enjoying life and a late Saturday night transitions into early Sunday morning. Next thing you know, all of the clocks in your vicinity quantum leap from 1:59 a.m. to 3 a.m. and it’s officially late as hell — one hour closer to Monday. Either that, or you sleep through the time warp and wake up at, like, noon, in a state of confusion, contemplating life and wondering how the hell you slept the whole morning away. Bring on the Sunday blues.
4. It’s unsafe
Daylight saving time is more than just a mindfuck — it actually throws off our circadian rhythm, which leaves folks disoriented as hell for as long as a couple of days. That’s more sleepy folks on the roads, more fender benders and car wrecks, and more people experiencing seasonal affective disorder. To whom do we need to write a letter to end this madness??
