The great majority of people opposing daylight saving don't really appreciate it's purpose: DST does not screw up winter, it makes summer better, much better.

The great majority of people opposing daylight saving don't really appreciate it's purpose: DST does not screw up winter, it makes summer better, much better. During the winter, there is limited light no matter what time you use. In a world without DST, social conventions evolve so that work hours, business opening and close times etc. find a compromise that allow most of the activity during the day - a clear preference of the human species that also maximizezes productivity and satisfaction for most people. It's irrelevant if that time is called 7 AM or 54 APM, you will tend to start working at the time the winter daylight starts. That's our baseline. Since we are no longer use sundials and enjoy predictable schedules, that time and schedule is maintained for the whole year; however, as summer arrives, the days get longer and they stretch both in the morning and in the evening symmetrically. And since most people like to start their activity in a short time after waking up, and the wake time is now fixed by the wallclock to be the same as during the winter, a good part of the daylight that we enjoy happens before most people are awake, say 5AM to 6AM. This is where DST idea comes into play: if the morning daylight is "wasted" since most people don't get up so early, why shouldn't we "move" that extra hour of light in the evening, so that most of us can enjoy a longer summer day and late twilight evenings by simply moving the clock ? Incidentally, DST reduces electricity consumption, but the main benefit in my opinion is the increased quality of life during the summer, for a very modest price: you wake up an hour earlier one day a year, and then enjoy 183 days with 1h more of light each. The reverse, going back to winter time by sleeping 1h more is essentially free for most people. I love DST and would hate to see it gone for a misunderstanding, it's impact over the winter days, when in fact that's unavoidable and it's real purpose is to make summer better.