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@feld
I work a real job and haven't woken up on a work day with light outside in years. Often I've had to drive hours in the morning in the dark. If you can't drive to work when it's dark you shouldn't have a driver's license. I have no pity for people who lack such a basic life skill, who want to push for terrible policy ideas because of vibes.
@feld
Wanting to come home when it's dark out is peak antisocial behavior. Like oh boy let's slave away all day and come home to absolutely nothing. No thanks. I do not know a single person in real life that enjoys coming home when it's dark out. It's far worse for the office jockeys than it is for tradie chuds like me.

If you're concerned about car crash statistics, assuming you're American then tell your congresscritter that over 40000 people die in car crashes every year in the US and we need public transit. It's not black or white.
@stickers

> Wanting to come home when it's dark out is peak antisocial behavior.

Then move to another latitude with more daylight hours.

> Like oh boy let's slave away all day and come home to absolutely nothing. No thanks.

Sounds like you need to join a labor movement if you're unhappy with your work hours

> I do not know...

anecdotal evidence

> ... a single person in real life that enjoys coming home when it's dark out. It's far worse for the office jockeys than it is for tradie chuds like me.

Actually I think it's far worse for people who work 3rd shift and basically are never awake during daylight hours but we don't see them bitching and complaining about it like you are
@feld
>Just move if you don't like it
I won't need to if this passes. For once Congress shit out a law that wasn't stupid beyond comprehension.

>Join a labor movement
Not everyone has the privilege to have access to good job opportunities without serious commuting. No amount of organized labor will fix the problem of distance.

>Anecdotal evidence
TIL we can't make laws based on popular sentiment under any circumstances.

>3rd shift
Been there, done that a billion times. If anything, it's better for them because when they knock off in the winter, there's a higher chance it'll still be dark when they need to fall asleep which makes all the difference in getting actual rest.

Idk why you can't understand that not everyone wants to come home when it's dark as fuck. That extra hour of daylight in the evening makes a ton of difference for people with actual lives outside of work.