# Unix Time Counts Seconds Since the Epoch

DevFeed: [Unix Time Counts Seconds Since the Epoch](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/time-is-an-illusion-unix-time-doubly-so-30182.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.netmeister.org/blog/epoch.html>)

Published: 2022-10-25T03:05:02Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Signs of Triviality](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signs-of-triviality.md>)

Topics: [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>)

Tags: [unix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unix.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces Unix time as a count of seconds since the epoch and suggests that this approach has potential complications.

## Source excerpt

Unix counts time as seconds since the epoch. Seems straight forward. What could possibly go wrong?