That’s a misconception. Farmers lobbied heavily against DST. Their work does not abide by the clock; they milk when cows need milking, and they harvest when there’s enough light, no matter what some clock says.

In Europe, DST as we know it now was first introduced by Germany during WW1 to preserve coal, then abandoned after the war, and widely adopted again in the 70s. In the US it was established federally in the 60s.

This is all glossing over a lot of regional differences and older history. But yeah, US farmers were very much against the idea.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I blame Big Ice Cream™.

Those ice cream trucks get an additional hour of daylight to hawk their goods before the children are recalled back inside for supper.