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[โ€“] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a common myth that farmers want daylight savings, but farmers are actually usually quite opposed to it. Daylight savings was originally proposed as a way to conserve energy, but it wasn't put into practice until the world wars, where energy conservation was actually important.

Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time? โ€“ History.com