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Polybius

(21,567 posts) Sat Oct 25, 2025, 04:46 PM Oct 2025

Who do so many people hate morning darkness so much? [View all]

I totally get it if you prefer not to take your kids to school when it's dark outside, so let's put that aside for now. I start work at 7:00 AM, and I love that it's still dark when I head out in the morning.

Yet, it appears that almost everyone else dislikes it except for me! I'm curious, why is that? What is it about the darkness in the morning that you find unappealing?

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Who do so many people hate morning darkness so much? [View all] Polybius Oct 2025 OP

I'm a morning person. Early to bed ... etc. The morning light suits my biorhythm Raven123 Oct 2025 #1

Maybe it doesn't feel like morning, but feels like night time? Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #2

"Maybe it doesn't feel like morning, but feels like night time?" Polybius Oct 2025 #13

Not me. Out the door and at the nearby park with my pup to meet two other dog-owners before dawn every AM... hlthe2b Oct 2025 #3

I dislike the fact that it gets dark at 4:30 to 5:00pm at night Niagara Oct 2025 #4

I used to start work at 6AM , still dark. Never liked or disliked the dark. It just is. Srkdqltr Oct 2025 #5

It's the fear of late-shift & hungry... GJGCA Oct 2025 #6

I worked graveyard shift long ago DBoon Oct 2025 #7

I've been on the beach on Chappaquiddick Island at night. There are no street lights on the island and you can see all CTyankee Oct 2025 #8

I love being up before the sun. Americanme Oct 2025 #9

Meh ... if we would just STOP CHANGING THE FUCKING CLOCKS RandomNumbers Oct 2025 #10

I am totally a morning person Nittersing Oct 2025 #11

It is hard going to work when dark and kacekwl Oct 2025 #12

I'm an afternoon to night owl person... electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #14

I wake up every morning around 5 a.m.. It is always dark. OldBaldy1701E Oct 28 #18

That's a drag. Sorry to hear. electric_blue68 Oct 28 #20

I used to work nights k0rs Oct 27 #15

Not being able to see where you're going and what you're doing might be a small part of it. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 27 #16

If you can't see while driving in the dark, it might be time to invest in some glasses for night driving Polybius Oct 27 #17

Try dropping you car keys in the grass. Glasses won't help that. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 28 #19

My car doesn't have keys Polybius Oct 28 #21

I wonder the same thing about fried liver and onions. Torchlight Oct 29 #22

I usually get up when the sun is warm, like 1:30 - 2 o'clock in the afternoon. LudwigPastorius Oct 29 #23