So, we would all be at the same time at the same time. If it's 10:00 for me, then it's also 10:00 for you - regardless of whether it's morning, noon, evening, or midnight for either of us. I could...
abolish all time zones
So, we would all be at the same time at the same time. If it's 10:00 for me, then it's also 10:00 for you - regardless of whether it's morning, noon, evening, or midnight for either of us. I could have sunrise at 15:00, and work from 17:00 to 01:00, and eat dinner at 03:00, while you could have sunrise at 22:00, work from 00:00 to 08:00, and eat dinner at 10:00.
That would seem logically consistent.
However, even as I type it...
It would remove the idea of a "9 to 5" workday as a shared concept around the world.
It would remove the connection between any time and activity. Lunch is no longer a 12pm activity. We don't have 5 o'clock drinks. A 6am start means nothing.
I think within a generation - and likely within 5 years for most people under 70 - these issues would disappear; you'd have a shared idea of what's early and late with your friends, there'd be an...
I think within a generation - and likely within 5 years for most people under 70 - these issues would disappear; you'd have a shared idea of what's early and late with your friends, there'd be an alternate saying for a 9-5 job, and everyone would adjust linguistically from "lunch is at noon" to "lunch is at 1700".
I also think that at some point, we will move, as a society, towards a system like this, and maybe as a tribute to Star Trek, we'll call it "stardate". That said, my comment is more for a laugh than anything else; I doubt we will make any switch like this during our lifetimes.
But when I watch an American or British movie and they talk about "lunchtime", that will translate differently. Americans might be having lunch at 09:00, British have lunch at 03:00, but I have...
everyone would adjust linguistically from "lunch is at noon" to "lunch is at 1700".
But when I watch an American or British movie and they talk about "lunchtime", that will translate differently. Americans might be having lunch at 09:00, British have lunch at 03:00, but I have lunch at 17:00. There's no commonality.
You're probably right that locally, each region would adapt. However, globally, we would lose that commonality of experience which says things like we have lunch at 12pm and after-work drinks at 5pm. Jokes like "it has to be 5 o'clock somewhere in the world" (i.e. to start drinking) would lose their relevance.
I've read this before, and I think that, in general, technology solves most of these issues. If we all used UTC, for example, that doesn't mean that you wouldn't be able to work out diurnal...
I've read this before, and I think that, in general, technology solves most of these issues. If we all used UTC, for example, that doesn't mean that you wouldn't be able to work out diurnal differences - you could just use the same charts that already exist and instead of calling them timezones, you'd call them diurnal offsets. Also, if we could settle on a useful, universal contact system, then we could just put in our contact information what our "awake" time or availability is; in some ways we can already do this. I like sleeping in on Saturdays, so I set my phone to "do not disturb" between midnight and 9am on Saturday, so I'm not particularly worried about people calling me, because I've already set myself as unavailable. I could do the same for international calls in a 24h UTC system (and in fact, I already do - my business phone only rings between 0900 and 1800, with a few exceptions).
That said, my comment and my opinion on timezones is frivolous.
This tool really validates the feelings that I've had most of my life since leaving high school. My entire map is Permanent DST. I've lived in several places and am not a morning person...
This tool really validates the feelings that I've had most of my life since leaving high school. My entire map is Permanent DST. I've lived in several places and am not a morning person whatsoever, so sunlight then is wasted to me. All I really want is for it to be light as late after work as possible. This has gotten worse since moving to the midwest and having periods of the year where it's dark by the time I am off work and able to do anything.
This visual is not exactly very user friendly. I'm struggling to really understand what it's trying to tell me. Anyhow, I'm solidly of the opinion that time is a human construct and the number we...
This visual is not exactly very user friendly. I'm struggling to really understand what it's trying to tell me.
Anyhow, I'm solidly of the opinion that time is a human construct and the number we assign to when the sun rises or sets does not matter to me.
This is a fun tool. I would like it to also allow for the position that I hold: abolish all time zones and switch everyone to 24h time..
So, we would all be at the same time at the same time. If it's 10:00 for me, then it's also 10:00 for you - regardless of whether it's morning, noon, evening, or midnight for either of us. I could have sunrise at 15:00, and work from 17:00 to 01:00, and eat dinner at 03:00, while you could have sunrise at 22:00, work from 00:00 to 08:00, and eat dinner at 10:00.
That would seem logically consistent.
However, even as I type it...
It would remove the idea of a "9 to 5" workday as a shared concept around the world.
It would remove the connection between any time and activity. Lunch is no longer a 12pm activity. We don't have 5 o'clock drinks. A 6am start means nothing.
I think within a generation - and likely within 5 years for most people under 70 - these issues would disappear; you'd have a shared idea of what's early and late with your friends, there'd be an alternate saying for a 9-5 job, and everyone would adjust linguistically from "lunch is at noon" to "lunch is at 1700".
I also think that at some point, we will move, as a society, towards a system like this, and maybe as a tribute to Star Trek, we'll call it "stardate". That said, my comment is more for a laugh than anything else; I doubt we will make any switch like this during our lifetimes.
But when I watch an American or British movie and they talk about "lunchtime", that will translate differently. Americans might be having lunch at 09:00, British have lunch at 03:00, but I have lunch at 17:00. There's no commonality.
You're probably right that locally, each region would adapt. However, globally, we would lose that commonality of experience which says things like we have lunch at 12pm and after-work drinks at 5pm. Jokes like "it has to be 5 o'clock somewhere in the world" (i.e. to start drinking) would lose their relevance.
So You Want To Abolish Time Zones
I've read this before, and I think that, in general, technology solves most of these issues. If we all used UTC, for example, that doesn't mean that you wouldn't be able to work out diurnal differences - you could just use the same charts that already exist and instead of calling them timezones, you'd call them diurnal offsets. Also, if we could settle on a useful, universal contact system, then we could just put in our contact information what our "awake" time or availability is; in some ways we can already do this. I like sleeping in on Saturdays, so I set my phone to "do not disturb" between midnight and 9am on Saturday, so I'm not particularly worried about people calling me, because I've already set myself as unavailable. I could do the same for international calls in a 24h UTC system (and in fact, I already do - my business phone only rings between 0900 and 1800, with a few exceptions).
That said, my comment and my opinion on timezones is frivolous.
This tool really validates the feelings that I've had most of my life since leaving high school. My entire map is Permanent DST. I've lived in several places and am not a morning person whatsoever, so sunlight then is wasted to me. All I really want is for it to be light as late after work as possible. This has gotten worse since moving to the midwest and having periods of the year where it's dark by the time I am off work and able to do anything.
This visual is not exactly very user friendly. I'm struggling to really understand what it's trying to tell me.
Anyhow, I'm solidly of the opinion that time is a human construct and the number we assign to when the sun rises or sets does not matter to me.