Elon Musk has revealed in a recent post that he might use his new role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to get rid of Daylight Savings Time.
After feuding with hacking group Anonymous, Jimmy Kimmel, and SNL, it appears that Elon Musk's next target is father time itself.
The Tesla and SpaceX owner has been active in declaring big changes following his appointment as the head of a new private advisory board named the 'Department of Government Efficiency'.
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Part of his manifesto so far has been to save America from impending 'bankruptcy', which has led cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and even Dogecoin to surge in value.
However, his sights are now set on a slightly less immediate target, as the tech mogul has now claimed that he will get rid of Daylight Savings Time (DST).
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One user on X (formerly Twitter) posted: "I hope that D.O.G.E can delete daylight savings time," to which platform-owner Musk replied simply: "Yes."
If you're unaware, DST begins on the second Sunday of March every single year in the United States, moving the clocks forward one hour. It then ends, moving back an hour again, at the first Sunday of November.
It has remained a point of contention for many as people find the inconsistency frustrating and difficult to deal with, but in practice it provides longer days where the sun sets later.
It was first introduced in the US during the First World War as a measure to conserve energy, but has since persisted and remains in practice now.
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Social media users on the r/elonmusk subreddit are very much split on the idea. One user pleads: "I need my sunlight after work (crying emoji)," whereas another argues that it "was created for farmers [and] I am pretty sure the farmers don't even want it."
Some even argue that instead of removing DST, it should become a permanent feature: "If you want it to stay light later into the day, you want permanent DST. I like to see the sun at some point during the day... so this is my vote."
It's unclear at the moment whether Musk intends to move to year-round standard time, or favor the schedule of DST in the winter months.
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Some, however, are beginning to question whether Musk even has the power to enact these changes - as the budget-cutting agency should in theory have nothing to do with time regulations.
"DST starts and ends with an act of Congress, so nothing D.O.G.E can do about it."
Another user agrees with this sentiment: "How does DOGE pass laws through Congress? And what ever happened to states rights being important?"
It's clear that perhaps there's been a miscommunication over what DOGE can and cannot do, but it might be naïve to think that the richest man in the world's brief posts on X will do much to expand on that.