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by ilovesunlight 1553 days ago
The problem with daylight savings is that people generally go to bed later, because the sun influences what time we feel tired. For adults with a flexible schedule this may be OK, but for children it is a disaster, as their school start time does not change.

India is basically doing this experiment in real time with their one-time zone policy. Children on the west do worse from an educational standpoint because the sun sets later, yet school starts at the same time.

This was widely covered in the news a few years back.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47168359