Forgive my ignorance - but what's stopping employers/employees/schools from shifting their working hours instead? Doesn't that seem less drastic and extreme (and easier for a government to implement)?
That said, with all the lockdowns and isolated living, I do wonder if the social conformity effect will be as strong going forward.
But that doesn't go far enough. I work on software that, among many other things, calculates durations between local times that have been recorded. DST is a constant thorn in my side.
And no, I can't "just use UTC". To be compliant, the software must accept input in local times.
If it's possible to shift working hours (which it is), then what is the purpose of DST anyway. I'd rather trade the one-time cost of eliminating it entirely than reliving the same mini-crisis twice a year. The upside of DST is nothing but inertia.
The issue here is that the individual choice you and I would prefer doesn't exist for parents since their schedule is dictated by schools.
Edit: also not all jobs offer that choice. Think things like construction, public transit or hospital jobs
There's lots of room for experimentation and variability.