Almost meaningless

The end of daylight savings time approaches for another year. Time to figure out to program the microwave and the Alarm clock. The DVD player will just have to keep flashing 12:00 for another half year, I lost the manual.
I see this as an exercise in stupidity. The cows don't own watches, so the farmers are off on their own schedule again. An archaic ritual that needs to hit the dust bin of history with out mention in the text books.
Is there a benefit? any benefit from this? Just one, the Minnesota Vikings will have an extra hour of rest before their loss on Sunday.