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Most probably because you grew up with it. I’m pretty sure you think the same about your religion, nation, race ... but be sure eveybody else in the world may t

Most probably because you grew up with it. I’m pretty sure you think the same about your religion, nation, race ... but be sure eveybody else in the world may think the same of their own. And they’d be right too. What I personally find disturbing is how irrational positions such as yours are commonly accepted in a supposedly advanced society. It leads to a pretty bumpy road, time and time again.

jawns 8y ago
> irrational positions such as yours This is, frankly, insulting. You may disagree about the merits of blhack's arguments, but that doesn't make them illogical or unreasonable. It would be one thing if you said, "Here's why I think blhack has got it wrong, and why the arguments presented don't hold water." But you just tossed an insult without bothering to refute. Bad form.
- mbroncano 8y ago
  I don’t think he got it wrong. I said he’s biased. I think you’re too.
  - bnjms 8y ago
    And when he refuted the bias you claimed you dismissed him. Your every comment on this thread has been in bad faith and on at least one instance internally inconsistent. I’m sure you’re unaware but you’re uncharitable and not worth interacting with at any length.
hueving 8y ago
There isn't anything more rational about demanding base 10 systems.
- mbroncano 8y ago
  Last time I checked base 10 was quite common for pretty much everything but the imperial system.
blhack 8y ago
Well I actually grew up with the metric system. I'm also not the religion I was raised. I do love my nation, which is easy because I'm American and there is a lot to love. Imperial units are just better for humans to use. I would love if somebody could give me a redeeming quality for metric, but so far nobody has.
- rangibaby 8y ago
  It’s easy to convert between units, miles and yard and feet and inches make my brain have a BSOD
- martinbooth 8y ago
  One reason to avoid imperial units is that people seem to be generally unsure if they're even using them! I might be wrong, but you're probably more familiar with the US system rather than imperial units (given you said you're american). Did you know there are 20 fluid ounces in a pint?
- JCSato 8y ago
  I generally find them easier to manipulate, which is a frequent use for measuring distance. Honestly, I think the big thing hampering metric adoption is that no one uses decimeters. Kilometers are useful for trip distances, centimeters/millimeters are useful for small/precise measurements, but meters are deeply unuseful (for the same reasons you rarely see things measured in yards). 1/10th of a meter gets you a lot of the same usability as a foot measurement, but now adding centimeters onto that is more straightforward. A lot easier to calculate for measuring space for furniture, height, etc. . .
  - KozmoNau7 8y ago
    We do actually work in decimeters a lot, we just refer to them in 10cm increments. And conveniently there are 10 units of 10cm in a meter.
- mbroncano 8y ago
  That’s usually called the zeal of the convert. First generation immigrants are quite adept at it.
woodpanel 8y ago
As a proponent of the metric system, I got to say the most disturbing thing is how an honest because openly subjective, intelligible and relatable statement (like the one OP gave) can be turned into something political and offensive. It it is the habit of doing this, that leads to a bumpy road ahead. But since we‘re talking politics: it were the „progressive“ Bauhaus proponents like Corbusier, that proclaimed that what we build should use human scale as foundation of measurement. What OP said is exactly that.
- mbroncano 8y ago
  It’s neither intelligent (as in based in some objective rationale) but subjective and capricious. It’s not relatable unless you’re also into the imperial system. And I’m not talking about politics: you will find the same people everywhere. But I also find unlikely you support the metric system, at least other than for white knighting random strangers that you happen to agree with.
- atoav 8y ago
  On top of that I don’t see how imperial is more human than metric. Yeah you have the foot bit a meter is a slighly longish step. Both units make you walk weirdly.
Just_Smith 8y ago
And what I personally find disturbing is your idea that their view conflicting with yours is somehow an indication that they are obstructing advancement. To me, that seems much more problematic than them favoring the number 12 for common measurements.
- mbroncano 8y ago
  Weasel words. I could easily justify pretty much any barbaric idea in the same terms, and it’ll fly among a certain subset of US citizens. Which honestly is worrisome to say the least, regardless of you agreeing with such idea.

jawns 8y ago

> irrational positions such as yours This is, frankly, insulting. You may disagree about the merits of blhack's arguments, but that doesn't make them illogical or unreasonable. It would be one thing if you said, "Here's why I think blhack has got it wrong, and why the arguments presented don't hold water." But you just tossed an insult without bothering to refute. Bad form.

mbroncano 8y ago
I don’t think he got it wrong. I said he’s biased. I think you’re too.
- bnjms 8y ago
  And when he refuted the bias you claimed you dismissed him. Your every comment on this thread has been in bad faith and on at least one instance internally inconsistent. I’m sure you’re unaware but you’re uncharitable and not worth interacting with at any length.

hueving 8y ago

There isn't anything more rational about demanding base 10 systems.

mbroncano 8y ago
Last time I checked base 10 was quite common for pretty much everything but the imperial system.

blhack 8y ago

Well I actually grew up with the metric system. I'm also not the religion I was raised. I do love my nation, which is easy because I'm American and there is a lot to love. Imperial units are just better for humans to use. I would love if somebody could give me a redeeming quality for metric, but so far nobody has.

rangibaby 8y ago
It’s easy to convert between units, miles and yard and feet and inches make my brain have a BSOD
martinbooth 8y ago
One reason to avoid imperial units is that people seem to be generally unsure if they're even using them! I might be wrong, but you're probably more familiar with the US system rather than imperial units (given you said you're american). Did you know there are 20 fluid ounces in a pint?
JCSato 8y ago
I generally find them easier to manipulate, which is a frequent use for measuring distance. Honestly, I think the big thing hampering metric adoption is that no one uses decimeters. Kilometers are useful for trip distances, centimeters/millimeters are useful for small/precise measurements, but meters are deeply unuseful (for the same reasons you rarely see things measured in yards). 1/10th of a meter gets you a lot of the same usability as a foot measurement, but now adding centimeters onto that is more straightforward. A lot easier to calculate for measuring space for furniture, height, etc. . .
- KozmoNau7 8y ago
  We do actually work in decimeters a lot, we just refer to them in 10cm increments. And conveniently there are 10 units of 10cm in a meter.
mbroncano 8y ago
That’s usually called the zeal of the convert. First generation immigrants are quite adept at it.

woodpanel 8y ago

As a proponent of the metric system, I got to say the most disturbing thing is how an honest because openly subjective, intelligible and relatable statement (like the one OP gave) can be turned into something political and offensive. It it is the habit of doing this, that leads to a bumpy road ahead. But since we‘re talking politics: it were the „progressive“ Bauhaus proponents like Corbusier, that proclaimed that what we build should use human scale as foundation of measurement. What OP said is exactly that.

mbroncano 8y ago
It’s neither intelligent (as in based in some objective rationale) but subjective and capricious. It’s not relatable unless you’re also into the imperial system. And I’m not talking about politics: you will find the same people everywhere. But I also find unlikely you support the metric system, at least other than for white knighting random strangers that you happen to agree with.
atoav 8y ago
On top of that I don’t see how imperial is more human than metric. Yeah you have the foot bit a meter is a slighly longish step. Both units make you walk weirdly.

Just_Smith 8y ago

And what I personally find disturbing is your idea that their view conflicting with yours is somehow an indication that they are obstructing advancement. To me, that seems much more problematic than them favoring the number 12 for common measurements.

mbroncano 8y ago
Weasel words. I could easily justify pretty much any barbaric idea in the same terms, and it’ll fly among a certain subset of US citizens. Which honestly is worrisome to say the least, regardless of you agreeing with such idea.