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Farmers push back on daylight savings 1919

Few realize that daylight saving time, which will greatly benefit us all once again this Sunday, likely started because a New Zealand insect collector wanted to have more daylight after work to pursue his hobby in the 19th century. The idea that got kicked around the world, as much of the factory world had been obsessed with, was called Scientific Management, a now mostly-debunked idea started by Frederick Tayor, which was an euphemism for factory managers lording over workers to get them to work even harder and faster. It was World War I that got Germany to give the idea of trying to save on fuel for the war effort, but frankly, there have never been noticeable savings in energy resources. The United States joined…