While depression does alter circadian rhythms, it is also true that there is significant variation in “normal” sleep profiles among humans. Some people naturally rise early, whereas others have a built-in predilection for staying up late and waking up late.
But this isn’t what KatjaGrace was getting at, necessarily. I think they were going after the moral value of getting up early vs. getting up late, and trying to answer why getting up early became the virtuous choice.
While depression does alter circadian rhythms, it is also true that there is significant variation in “normal” sleep profiles among humans. Some people naturally rise early, whereas others have a built-in predilection for staying up late and waking up late.
But this isn’t what KatjaGrace was getting at, necessarily. I think they were going after the moral value of getting up early vs. getting up late, and trying to answer why getting up early became the virtuous choice.