Hacker News Reader

It was never about the farmers.

It was always about saving fuel during wartime. Farmers dislike DST.

If I ever get a time machine and meet George Hudson, I will punch him squarely in the face. He wanted some time after work to look at insects, and because of that we have DST.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hudson_(entomologist)

That's unreasonable. Lots of people advocate for bad ideas. But George Hudson was never in any politically powerful position. It took others to introduce daylight savings.

Notwithstanding, I am pleased we have daylight savings. It makes me happy and seems like an appropriate and proportionate response to the variation in length of the day.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com