Comment by naasking 3 years ago Consistency across all domains is a benefit in itself. 2 comments naasking Reply garbagecoder 3 years ago Yes, but as with everyone else, you are not factoring in the empirical value of the costs and just asserting it would be better. naasking 3 years ago And as already noted, since the switch can happen over 1-2 decades but the permanence of units is measured in centuries. The benefits of clarity and consistency over that timeline necessarily outweigh the downsides.
garbagecoder 3 years ago Yes, but as with everyone else, you are not factoring in the empirical value of the costs and just asserting it would be better. naasking 3 years ago And as already noted, since the switch can happen over 1-2 decades but the permanence of units is measured in centuries. The benefits of clarity and consistency over that timeline necessarily outweigh the downsides.
naasking 3 years ago And as already noted, since the switch can happen over 1-2 decades but the permanence of units is measured in centuries. The benefits of clarity and consistency over that timeline necessarily outweigh the downsides.
Yes, but as with everyone else, you are not factoring in the empirical value of the costs and just asserting it would be better.
And as already noted, since the switch can happen over 1-2 decades but the permanence of units is measured in centuries. The benefits of clarity and consistency over that timeline necessarily outweigh the downsides.