John Oliver on Why We Need to End Daylight Savings Time [VIDEO]

Ask almost anyone why we have Daylight Savings Time, and they'll tell you "it's for the farmers." NOT TRUE. Here's the truth and it's time we just end it.

On Sunday's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver's "How Is This Still a Thing?" segment was why Daylight Savings Time needs to go away.

Although many people blame farmers, it doesn't benefit them. It was actually introduced in Germany to save fuel during World War I, but thanks to the advancement of technology and the vagaries of modern energy consumption, it doesn't do that, either. It actually just leads to slightly increased energy usage and more car accidents and work-related injuries.

For more on why Daylight Savings is pointless, Gizmodo has it covered.