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		jonhohle on Nov 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Map: The states in favor of daylight saving time a... Wasn’t Swatch Internet Time just a marketing gimmick? Did anyone seriously think it would be adopted by any standards body or government?

loloquwowndueo on Nov 4, 2023 [–]

DST is also a marketing gimmick and look at global adoption, even in tropical countries where it’s entirely useless.

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