Ladle Ghoulash 54,335 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 4 minutes ago, NUTELLA said: Why would that be funny though? 1 PM (for example) is just a designation With time, people would adapt to it looking differently around the world & there would be no "timezone" confusion But the whole purpose of time is so people understand what point in the day they or someone else is experiencing. If it’s 1pm everywhere but not everyone is experiencing the same time of day, the designation doesn’t mean anything. In order to make sense of a world without timezones, you’d almost inadvertently have to redo the calculus about what “time” it is somewhere else. Imagine talking to a friend in China and you’re trying to figure out when it’s appropriate to call them. You say, “it’s 1pm, are you up?” they’d tell you it’s later in the day for them and they’re in bed. In order to communicate with them, you’d have to figure out approximately how far apart in the day you are from each other in order to find a time that’s convenient for both of you to chat, which basically puts you in the position of essentially recreating timezones. We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 28,123 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Just now, Ladle Ghoulash said: But the whole purpose of time is so people understand what point in the day they or someone else is experiencing. If it’s 1pm everywhere but not everyone is experiencing the same time of day, the designation doesn’t mean anything. In order to make sense of a world without timezones, you’d almost inadvertently have to redo the calculus about what “time” it is somewhere else. Imagine talking to a friend in China and you’re trying to figure out when it’s appropriate to call them. You say, “it’s 1pm, are you up?” they’d tell you it’s later in the day for them and they’re in bed. In order to communicate with them, you’d have to figure out approximately how far apart in the day you are from each other in order to find a time that’s convenient for both of you to chat, which basically puts you in the position of essentially recreating timezones. But you're not factoring in the "mental adjustment" period Eventually, people would know what one time looks like worldwide (& know when it appropriate/inappropriate to call, for example) It's 4:08 PM right now (in Chicago, but let's just say that was the official worldwide time) With that in mind, 4:08 PM in China is early morning Why is one flat "time" so nullifying of anything? (but again, we would theoretically be removing the 12-hour clock... so it would be 16:08 worldwide) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamite 67,043 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 1 minute ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: Imagine talking to a friend Is this the sacred F word people speak of? How do I get one? Like a poem said by a neydy in red 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 28,123 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 1 minute ago, dynamite said: Is this the sacred F word people speak of? How do I get one? It's 2:late o'clock for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 54,335 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Just now, NUTELLA said: people would know what one time looks like worldwide You seriously think people are going to take mental inventory of what 1pm looks like all 24 timezones? That sounds like way more work than just Googling what time it is in Ireland and being able to compare that to a shared framework 😭 We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 28,123 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Just now, Ladle Ghoulash said: You seriously think people are going to take mental inventory of what 1pm looks like all 24 timezones? That sounds like way more work than just Googling what time it is in Ireland and being able to compare that to a shared framework 😭 I'm not saying it would be an easy adjustment (especially for older people), but it would probably just come down map-style visuals distributed/pushed on social media Especially with today's technology (one of the iphone wallpaper options is a real-time, moving visual of where the sun is around the globe at any time) My opinion feels less controversial the more I knead it 🤔 But again, I'm often an idiot (don't quote that part) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESTROY UR DISEASE 20,627 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago ok so y'all keep talking bout whatever y'all are talking bout and I'll try to stay on topic so this thread doesn't get locked by youknowexactlywho I can smell your sickness I can... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESTROY UR DISEASE 20,627 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago wow Bloody Mary is such a Bloody Mary, like you cannot even deny that I can smell your sickness I can... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamite 67,043 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago This whole discussion must be AI generated idk wtf is going on Like a poem said by a neydy in red 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 28,123 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Just now, DESTROY UR DISEASE said: I'll try to stay on topic You mean how the Bloody Mary instrumental is the heart, soul, backbone & bowels of the song? ✅ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamite 67,043 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 2 minutes ago, NUTELLA said: I'm often an idiot Like a poem said by a neydy in red 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESTROY UR DISEASE 20,627 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Just now, NUTELLA said: You mean how the Bloody Mary instrumental is the heart, soul, backbone & bowels of the song? ✅ I mean how the Bloody Mary is the heart, lungs, stomach & bowel movements of the song ✅ I can smell your sickness I can... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 28,123 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Just now, dynamite said: 2 minutes ago, NUTELLA said: I'm often an idiot Thanks "friend" 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESTROY UR DISEASE 20,627 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 1 minute ago, dynamite said: This whole discussion must be AI generated idk wtf is going on they're bloodying each others marys I can smell your sickness I can... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 54,335 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 2 minutes ago, NUTELLA said: My opinion feels less controversial the more I knead it Say sike rn We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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