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I really don’t think that’s the issue. Even in the US, people complain constantly about the units. The stubbornness you speak of is actually more to do with no
by spectramax 6y ago
I really don’t think that’s the issue. Even in the US, people complain constantly about the units.
The stubbornness you speak of is actually more to do with not willing to accept the costs of the change. World’s largest economy can’t just change it all at once even though majority of the people support it.
No one in the US argues that the Metric system isn’t superior. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that multiples of 10 in a base 10 system of numbers makes everything easy.
In fact, the superiority complex comes from non-US folks thinking “look at those dumb Americans and their stupid units”.
Certain people think “Americans just don’t get it”.
Are you content that US and majority of the countries drive on the same side? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic
- ascorbic 6y agoLeft vs right hand drive is a poor comparison. The choice is entirely arbitrary, and nobody can seriously say that one is "better".
- spectramax 6y agoI am talking about adoption and standardization, not whether one is better than the other. If right hand side was “better”, it would be pretty much impossible for US/EU to change the driving side. Can you imagine the costs? Even if it was better.
- ascorbic 6y agoYes, but my point is that it isn't an example of the US adopting a standard. It's the US just happening to have chosen the more popular of two arbitrary options.