[Riesling]

Sorry for being imprecise, but I actually meant Standard Time (as in noon at about 12pm). Our circadian rhythms are not as flexible as many people think. There are many studies showing that people sleep less if the sun sets later, causing a net sleep loss with related health problems.

[tbabb]

> if the sun sets later

The sun sets when it sets. We are choosing what clock label to put on that moment.

Getting up an hour earlier and thinking of the same clock position as "later in the day" is exactly the same as using DST— except clock noon and solar noon won't be permanently misaligned.

[taeric]

You know solar noon is not necessarily noon. Right? Pretty sure it changes throughout the year, too. If so, that seems more an argument for dst. I'll check in a bit. Someone may just know, though.

[kgwgk]

Solar noon changes a bit through the year, but the range is just half an hour: https://www.sundials.co.uk/eot