Daylight

 Like the quill pen and Blockbuster Video stores, Daylight Savings Time is an idea, that has outlived its usefulness.  First enacted on March 19th, 1918, it was done to conserve resources during World War 1. It lasted for just seven months. 

As opposed to the common myth, that it has something to do with farming. Farmers are actually, one of the most vocal groups in opposition to this manipulation of time. The idea goes back as far as 1784, suggested by none - other than Benjamin Franklin as a means to conserve wax candles. 

After its brief introduction in 1918, it was revisited for similar reasons during World War 2. In fact, because of it being utilized during the wars, as a conservation measure, many would refer to it as "wartime. "

It saw a brief resurgence, in the early 1960s. Daylight Savings Time finally became formalized in 1966 by Uniform Time Act, and was standardized to six months long. 1986 saw it extended to seven months. And 2005 saw it extended to eight months, in part because the candy industry wanted to increase candy sales during Halloween. 

Observed around the world by fewer than half of all countries. According to a recent CBS poll, only 21% of people support constantly changing our clock. Permanently switching to either Daylight Savings Time, or Standard Time favors the first, 46% to 33%. 

If the House of Representatives follows the Senate's lead, and then the President signs the bill into law. The Sunshine Protection Act will give the majority their wish. And come next November 2023, we will change our timepiece of choice, for the last time. 

That is, unless lobbyists convince the politicians to cower down to their wishes, and put us back on this insane merry-go-round of the time change. Robbing us of an hour of our time each spring, then giving it back to us each fall. 

It is widely reported that for several days after a time change, the number of strokes and heart attacks increases. This can be directly attributed to the disruption of our circadian rhythm. It takes our bodies some time to adjust to the change. 

We live in a 24-hour society. So much has changed since the conception and reasons for the necessity for this practice of artificial time shift. However, everything has its season, and like the VHS tape, the Pony Express, and many other obsolete technologies and services, Daylight Savings Time is a practice that has outlived its usefulness, if indeed it ever had any.