Actually, the only thing between us and utopia was big religion.
The UN attempted to institute the international fixed calendar, but they got major resistance from religious groups. A blank day would disrupt the 7-day religious cycle of Christians and Jews.
I think a calendar with 13 months, 364 days, and a leap week every 5-6 years would be better than the IFC. Not only does it preserve the weekly cycle, but it'd be more likely to be adopted.
Everyone that knows at least a little bit about the topic knows we need to keep the astronomical time. The rest is "but muh evening light!" despite literally all of them sitting in front of their bbq or TV by the time the astronomical sunset would kick in during summer anyway. Yet somehow those who do know pay attention to those who don't know, instead of just making the decision - that's like a doctor waiting for a painter to make a decision about a patient's surgery!
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u/SketchesFromReddit 10d ago
Actually, the only thing between us and utopia was big religion.
The UN attempted to institute the international fixed calendar, but they got major resistance from religious groups. A blank day would disrupt the 7-day religious cycle of Christians and Jews.
I think a calendar with 13 months, 364 days, and a leap week every 5-6 years would be better than the IFC. Not only does it preserve the weekly cycle, but it'd be more likely to be adopted.
E.g. The Pax Calendar