I grew up in an area that is very hot in the summertime. The middle of summer is so hot that they had the 4th of July parade a night. That got me thinking: what if the whole community did life at night during the entire summer? Stores, restaurants, and offices have the lights running all the time anyway; they might as well be open at night.
Also, there tends to be a lot of crime at night, but I think that is only true because so few people are awake. If everyone was up and about at night, crime may go way down.
In today's world, every city is interconnected with several others, so I know that a noctural switch would require some adjustment on the part of other cities. However, I'm sure that they could learn a lot of tips from companies that have international branches across the world. For example, those companies learn to schedule phone conferences at the end of one branch's day and the beginning of the other branch's day.
The main benefit to being noctural is to avoid the heat. I wonder, though, whether people would go into depression by not seeing the sun very much.
"I wonder, though, whether people would go into depression by not seeing the sun very much." ==> I think I would. How much longer is winter? Oh wait, it hasn't even started yet!
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