• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    7 months ago

    Link.

    No, they don’t really explain why that’s better. The main reason given is to attract people, so in other words it’s a stunt.

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      “By extending the length of the days, Pedersen hopes that more people will be inspired to move to the remote region. Ensuring that the area is populated is “more important than ever” in light of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Pedersen added.”

      Yup. Imagine the ads for this:

      Move here and age slower (disclaimer: you might have to change your birthday because we needed to remove some days from OUR calendar.