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Timezones solve an entirely different problem.
Timezones solve the east west problem, while daylight saving time solves the "sun rises later in winter"-problem. So more like a north south problem - because seasons.
If you want to suggest to create more "north south" timezones, you'd only make it more complicated than it is already. After all one of the more sane arguments is to remove complexity by removing DST. You'd bring complexity to a whole new level instead.
I wasn't introducing north south timezones, just reacting to the common issue that is that some countries prefer summer time, while others prefer winter time. The issue seems to be there because we want countries as far apart as Spain and Poland to share the same timezone.
An article that addresses that issue, with an interesting proposition (4 timezones instead of 3)
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/10/28/when-will-the-eu-end-seasonal-clock-changes-only-time-will-tell
North south timezones also dont work all that well really. the further you go both morning and evening move. so you just end up having to got to work in the middle of the night and come back in daylight or the other way round
I think that technically, time zones may include whether-or-not DST is supported, not just the "bands". But, okay, yeah, that's semantics.
That being said, the US also doesn't entirely use daylight savings time, so @Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de's point still stands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States