2023.03.04
Starting next weekend, many countries will shift to daylight saving time this year as well. In Japan, it has become a hot topic from time to time, and a small-scale demonstration experiment has been conducted, but there is no excitement at the national level. As a person who spent several years in daylight saving time, what a shame.
There is a difference between latitude and latitude, but it is quite bright even after work. You can use this brightness to do things that you normally can only do on weekends. If you make good use of this bright time, it will help you not only improve your health, but also help your family and maintain friendly relationships with your friends and acquaintances. Also, waking up early in the morning is the best use of the time before it gets hot, which greatly contributes to energy conservation. From my point of view, it feels like a lot of good things. In the United States, the Senate has passed the permanent daylight saving time.
There are three main reasons for opposition to daylight saving time. First of all, it is a health hazard. This is often seen as a problem overseas as well. It is true that it naturally goes against providence, but I have never heard of any specific health damage close to home. I have never heard of people living in Japan, who work closely with countries that have adopted daylight saving time, suffering from daylight saving time incompatibility syndrome. It's just that I'm really sleepy on the morning of the first day of daylight saving. Working overtime every day is far more unhealthy.
The second concern is that overtime work will increase. It is an urban legend that Japanese people do not go home while it is still light. This is a blatant lie. It is nothing more than the intimidation of some managers and administrators, who are afraid that employees who have been liberated while it is bright will find out about the comfort.
The third is the risk of system failure. I personally don't see it as a big problem. Foreign-made software is already supported, and even domestically-produced commercial software can be supported without problems. Some argue about the risk of individual development infrastructure, but I don't think it's that difficult to change the program. Nonetheless, it is inevitable to carry out inspections in order to grasp the risks. Don't you just hate this job? Are you afraid of what to do if something goes wrong? Simple rework and notification of various rules, not limited to the system, is certainly troublesome. However, at this time, it is better to start thinking that this is a good opportunity to reconsider legacy systems such as being black box.
In order to respond to the energy crisis and global warming, it is completely insufficient to talk about hardware such as the operation of nuclear power plants and energy saving of electrical equipment. The software perspective of changing people's behavior and habits is more important than anything else. For sustainability, daylight saving time is shock therapy in a positive way. It's just strange that it doesn't even spark a debate.
