Would it surprise you that a Canadian tech honcho has an unusually strong view on the matter?

There are two basic positions, pro-Sunday and pro-Monday, as different as their namesakes, the Sun and Moon.

Dimanchists hold that the week begins on Sunday. In Canada, they are backed in this by most calendars, which put Sunday on the far left progressing to Saturday on the far right.

"First day of week is Monday. I lived in North America for 23 years but I’m going to die on this hill. Sunday as first day is crazy talk."{ai:summary}<p>In the murky waters of timekeeping, the battle rages between the Sunday-starting Dimanchists and the Monday advocates. The Canadian tech mogul stands firmly in one corner, rallying the calendar troops to champion the week’s sunny kickoff.</p><p>It’s a minor conflict, yet it casts a long shadow over the norms we navigate daily. The Sun and the Moon face off, but the fight reveals how something so simple can ignite deep roots of tradition. #culture</p>

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