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· 5 years ago
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Because daytime is usually more associated with productive work. Vs nighttime thats usually associated for more laxed moments. Basically someone who goes to sleep early and wakes up early maximises the parts of the day that are productive and therefore is seen as healthy.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
Well said. It’s also important to note a couple factors as well- “sleeping in” is not the same as “waking up at a later time.” Few people would consider you lazy if you worked from 9pm-5am and slept until noon. “Sleeping in” implied you have something else you could be doing, and have gotten a full rest, but have decided to sleep in excess of what is required and so are foregoing productive activity for being sedentary. Of course culture and tradition play a role- historically jobs like heavy labor were performed in daylight by necessity.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
People who were known to be particularly hard workers would begin their day at sun rise to maximize the time they could work, and possibly wake before sunrise to prepare for said days labor. Work wasn’t as regulated and in some of these fields still isn’t- so 12+ hour days were not uncommon. Just as day light savings is an artifact of a time where natural light was a requirement for much commerce, and businesses were independently owned and kept hours that generally allowed employees to be home evenings and other tiles instead of a model where workers are expected to provide services often 24 hours a day and regardless of holidays etc.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
So the social fabric of many cultures equates those hard workin positions that traditionally worked long daylight hours with waking up early and thus associates waking early with hard work. In modern society, “grave yard shifts” and various business and commerce centers operating around the clock somewhat mitigate the need for people to keep a day light hours schedule and be successful- but many businesses and services like the government tend to mostly operate during daylight hours- so anyone with commerce or affairs tends need conduct at least some of those in daylight- and since most people are awake on the day that is also seen as a prime period for social and familial interaction. Meaning a person who routinely “sleeps in” could be seen as having either less friends/family/obligations/financial dealings or as having them but not tending them as much due to the lost time of extra sleep.
guest_
· 5 years ago
So those combined factors of the lack of, neglect for, and seeming lack of effort into cultivating new prospects in those areas could imply laziness on the part of the person. Laziness and complacency are also often complacent. A person working 60 hours a week in a high stress job but making enough money to live very well and be secure is obviously working hard. But if they are capable of working 80 hours and achieving more- or comparing them to a person who works 80 hours AND volunteers AND is building their own dream house themselves- we could say they aren’t giving as much effort as they could be. They may be fine with that and happy- but it is a fact they COULD do more- create more and contribute to society more than they are. (Not that they SHOULD- but I’m saying they COULD and objectively that comfort can be called complacency.)
funkmasterrex
· 5 years ago
And then you have the french.
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