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		lmm on Jan 17, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So you want to abolish time zones They're the same problem. If you abolish DST then time no longer corresponds to what time people are awake/working/etc., in which case you might as well get the benefits of doing away with timezones too.

moogly on Jan 17, 2015 | [–]

That's assuming DST is natural, which I can assure is not the case in large parts of the world. It's a business/GDP-centric measure and nothing else.

asifjamil on Jan 17, 2015 | [–]

True, but you have a much smaller "margin of error" (+/- 1 hour) as opposed to the many more inconveniences described in the article.

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