What I meant to say is that people are arbitrary and capricious and, in many cases, will never agree on what is easier. The objectivity of the practical enginee

What I meant to say is that people are arbitrary and capricious and, in many cases, will never agree on what is easier. The objectivity of the practical engineering concerns offers a rational basis for making a choice. People are certainly not consistent in preferring 1-indexing. People expect decades and millenia to start on years ending in zero (even though they actually don't, because of 1-indexing).