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Originally Posted by ApK
At the risk of veering further off topic, I'm pretty sure the idea of DST being for the farmers is a popular misunderstanding. Hence my rooster comment.
I believe the idea of DST is entirely about reducing use of energy for lighting and because people like having daylight in the evening (which is, presumably, good for the economy...folks go out and do stuff.)
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I think when Ben Franklin introduced the concept of DST in the 1700s his idea was that it would save on candles which were at the time a major source of indoor lighting. And candles were not cheap then, hence the need to use fewer. I agree that farmers don't care what time the sun comes up or sets. They will work when it is up, period. I think DST was first used in USA during the 1920s or 1930s. So a long time passed between Ben Franklin suggesting it and the country instituting it.