Plus, it is only short term thinking, to not write it as 000001987, for example. And what sort of long term thinking, wants all that extra electricity used to

Plus, it is only short term thinking, to not write it as 000001987, for example. And what sort of long term thinking, wants all that extra electricity used to denote pre-zeros endlessly, thus increasing data transmission, disk space usage, and even calories to type it. I bet current excess power usage, is equal to at least a bucket full of coal yearly, and that adds up when thinking over 10k years or more.