Daylight Savings

Daylight saving time, also referred to as daylight saving(s), daylight savings time, daylight time, or summer time, is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time.

Around 34 percent of the world's countries use Daylight Savings Time. Some countries observe it only in some regions.

The first implementation of Daylight Savings Time was by Port Arthur, in Ontario, Canada, in 1908, but only locally, not nationally.  The first nation-wide implementations were by the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires, both starting on 30 April 1916. Since then, many countries have adopted it at various times, particularly since the 1970s energy crisis.

Industrialized societies usually follow a clock-based schedule for daily activities that do not change throughout the course of the year.  In contrast, an agrarian society's daily routines for work and personal conduct are more likely governed by the length of daylight hours and by solar time, which change seasonally.

Regarding agrarian society, there's an old joke about farmers.  They don't like Daylight Savings because their crops get too much sunshine.

I don't like Daylight Savings for a different reason.  Back when I wore a watch, I would have to change the time twice a year.  It required too much technology on my part.

Luckily, former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil banned Daylight Savings.  Today, when the USA goes on Daylight Savings I am only one hour ahead of my family in New York and Florida, which I like.