The Sun As A Social Construct
When I lived in New Hampshire it got dark at 4:30 in the afternoon in winter, but the sun was up by 7:00 AM. When I lived in Indiana, it didn't get light until 8:00 in the morning. That was way more depressing than having it get dark at 4:30. I love that time in spring when it slowly, finally, starts getting light in the mornings. And I love it when it's light before I even get up (this possibly goes back to my childhood getting up and milking cows when it was so dark and so cold that you could have convinced me that the sun was never going to rise again).
So, now we have gone to Daylight Savings Time even earlier, which plunges us back into darkness in the mornings. And doesn't save me any energy because I'm awake in the mornings *and* the evenings. Go figure.
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