Never underestimate how easy it is to adopt bad standards π Just look at the calendar that we all use globally without questioning it π And thatβs only one example of a bad standard being widely adopted π
Worse is better https://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html
yeah, totally! - then "path dependence" kicks in an completely overrides whatever value a higher quality alternative can provide. (QWERTY...a bit of an obvious one, but damn, I'm never gonna learn another better keyboard layout even though I know they exist). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_dependence
Ok, lets do this: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-11/the-death-and-life-of-the-13-month-calendar (and get Americans to switch to the metric system while we are at it.)
Deep paths be deep. Natural language is full of weird accommodations, too. That's how culture gets spicy. Some weirdo thing early set the direction for everything after.
We can't even agree on which side of the road we should drive on π¦
It's interesting to think about the implications of abandoning a 24 hour day system, apparently that started with the Egyptians.