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 7 months ago (40 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.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Time is an illusion, lunch time doubly so.

[–] rovingnothing29@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is that where my sandwich went?

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You life was an illusion, and you are the sandwich.

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[–] dondelelcaro@lemmy.world 3 points 7 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 7 months ago

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

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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 42 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Imagine you're watching a movie, and the main character turns over to their bedside clock and it shows 4:13 am. With time zones we all understand what part of the day that is and instinctively can relate to the situation.

Without timezones, every locality would have a different shorthand and cultural understanding of what times mean what. Or they'd adopt a second system that helps transcend that but that's just inventing timezones again...

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 12 points 7 months ago

I reluctantly agree with you. Though I think the reluctance is just because there's something in me that's viscerally offended by the concept of time itself (probably the ADHD)

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[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Are you thinking about daylight savings time? I'd agree there, but timezones absolutely make sense, and we've always used some version of it. "See you at noon" has a sort of built in timezone, as does sunrise and sunset. We (all human societies) relate hours to the day in a similar, albeit more regular way. If you did away with timezones, you'd replace a minor inconvenience with a monstrous one. Everyone uses what, GMT? Naah

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 18 points 7 months ago

Time zones are fine. Daylight Savings Time needs to be taken out behind the wood shed and killed with a spoon.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Username checks out.

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[–] vfye@toast.ooo 6 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I like it when i miss the train because town A's time is way off from toen C's time

[–] ashok36@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I honestly can't tell if you are pro or anti time zones from this comment.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago

Nobody likes missing a train.
In this scenario, missing a train is caused by timezones.
It's sarcasm. So against timezones.
Maybe, against more granular timezones, ok with status-quo, but would be happy if all official correspondence happened with UTC.
Possibly completely against timezones.
Maybe a mix of all of the above

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[–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think it would be intuitive to people after a while

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