[Right_Wing_Madman]

DST makes more sense the farther north you go

It's the opposite. DST makes more sense as you move south to the equator. In the summer, the north has longer days than the south and in the winter, DST means darkness until 9 or 10 am.

[decal]

My thought was, in summer the sun rises earlier the farther north you go.

In winter, DST makes no sense for the reason you mention. Remember when yearlong DST was tried in the mid-70s? Too many kids getting hit by cars while walking to school in the dark.