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[+] -22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Day time just is the default living time

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Only because rich sociopaths decided that it was better to force the serfs into working at the same times than it was to allow people to work around the clock according to their own sleep schedules. Before you try to tell me that this isn't a rich people thing, you absolutely can't convince that it didn't start that way. Rich people's money may not trickle down, but their bad opinions and beliefs sure as hell do.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Doesn't it come from farming and probably even before that, with humans being diurnal

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And what about the humans who kept watch at night?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They kept watch so rest of the tribe could sleep.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Right, but they're not going to do their job very well if they're sleepy. Over time evolution is going to select for the nightwatchers who don't get sleepy and overlook the shadows in the night, leading to humans who are comfortable being awake at night, and humans who are comfortable being awake during the day. The day humans get food, make clothes, etc for the night humans who make sure the farmers, gatherers, etc are safe when they're asleep.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I've been on night watch. Yes you aren't as alert when you're sleepy but that's just something you have to deal with.

    It's interesting theory that there's evolutionary nocturnal humans but I'm not sure how concrete that is. In any case, humans being diurnal isn't contingent on absolutely everyone being like that. It's just the default with most being like that.

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