In N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy this is precisely how communities measure time, they call each major ecological disaster a "season" & there are specific protocols enacted upon the onset of a season as "normal" life is suspended. (FYI, I highly recommend these books but you should know they are a sci-fi/fantasy blend, not climate fiction. A real relief if you're looking for an example of this genre featuring nonwhite protagonists)
The timing of this is incredibly synchronistic, as I've been experimenting with "timeless time" for about a week and this touches on the effects (not the motivation) but where you take it and how it connected with me was powerful, helpful, and "masterful." Also, what did all the athletes do when this happened? Did they have "weather clauses" in their contracts (just playing out the nuances between NOW and THIS...I can't imagine the excuses and weird Ptolemaic reasoning we'd use to stave this off even longer than most rational humans could stand it (because I see us doing that with EVERYTHING)....
In N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy this is precisely how communities measure time, they call each major ecological disaster a "season" & there are specific protocols enacted upon the onset of a season as "normal" life is suspended. (FYI, I highly recommend these books but you should know they are a sci-fi/fantasy blend, not climate fiction. A real relief if you're looking for an example of this genre featuring nonwhite protagonists)
The timing of this is incredibly synchronistic, as I've been experimenting with "timeless time" for about a week and this touches on the effects (not the motivation) but where you take it and how it connected with me was powerful, helpful, and "masterful." Also, what did all the athletes do when this happened? Did they have "weather clauses" in their contracts (just playing out the nuances between NOW and THIS...I can't imagine the excuses and weird Ptolemaic reasoning we'd use to stave this off even longer than most rational humans could stand it (because I see us doing that with EVERYTHING)....
Thanks, Jesse!