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As much as timezones are a pain (I'm a programmer who recently finished working on an international calendar for an app), I don't think getting rid of timezones is a great idea. https://qntm.org/abolish
I think a much better goal would be getting rid of daylight savings. THAT causes so much headache for little reason nowadays
The first argument is silly. You could simply search "Sunrise time Melbourne".
The second argument is also silly. Some people do work jobs overnight, and they don't say they work 19:00-24:00 + 0:00-2:00
They simply say "I'm working Friday from 19 till 2"
Third argument is the same as the first. Look up "sunrise time Melbourne".
Besides, a single format timezone works best when the people who use it are prepared to let technology dictate floating values.
Sunrise time is always changing, and our bodies have evolved to wake with the sun, not with some arbitrary number.
That's why I use Suntimes to wake up.
I set my alarm to "sunrise minus one" and I always wake up one hour before sunrise.
I work from home, so work always starts for me "sunrise plus one".
I set my alarm to tell me to sleep at "sunrise minus 10" and I get 8.5 hours sleep which is fine for me.
Dude, I live in Australia. My winter is your summer. So yes, sometimes.
Except for right now it's 9pm and I've been drinking.
Don't judge me.