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Comment by 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.

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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.

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