Q pointed out that the markers were unlocked posts.
Not the timestamps.
Your entire clownclock falls apart, because you've intentionally put the cart before the horse ya dunces~
On top of that, we have a rolling 1 year Delta and it turned out that the 'start date' of the clock was just a foreshadowed date for the next year.
Every favorable mention of the clowns' clock reveals the posters side~