While daylight saving time was originally a proposal for saving energy, that's not the only reason it exists. And when I say "originally," I mean it: Benjamin Franklin--that's the kite-flying, stove-and-lightning-rod-inventing, womanizing, father-of-our-country Ben Franklin--suggested it in 1784 as a way for Paris to save on candles during the long summer days. It was finally adopted nation-wide (with a few agricultural states dissenting) after World War II to give industrial workers a chance to enjoy the daylight at the end of a summer working day. Back then, it didn't start until much later in the year.
Frankly, I don't see the problem. Most of us don't even have to remember to set our clocks anymore. And for those who claim it's just the government intruding into our lives, I politely remind you that it's "the government," the National Bureau of Standards and Technology in the U.S., that sets the time standard in the first place. Let's everybody relax and get back to worrying about protecting online privacy instead, okay?
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While daylight saving time was originally a proposal for saving energy, that's not the only reason it exists. And when I say "originally," I mean it: Benjamin Franklin--that's the kite-flying, stove-and-lightning-rod-inventing, womanizing, father-of-our-country Ben Franklin--suggested it in 1784 as a way for Paris to save on candles during the long summer days. It was finally adopted nation-wide (with a few agricultural states dissenting) after World War II to give industrial workers a chance to enjoy the daylight at the end of a summer working day. Back then, it didn't start until much later in the year. Frankly, I don't see the problem. Most of us don't even have to remember to set our clocks anymore. And for those who claim it's just the government intruding into our lives, I politely remind you that it's "the government," the National Bureau of Standards and Technology in the U.S., that sets the time standard in the first place. Let's everybody relax and get back to worrying about protecting online privacy instead, okay?