There are a lot of dubious “gains”, almost all pyrrhic and smelling vaguely of social darwinism.
I’m looking forward to US customary units finally dying off because no one is going to put up with fahrenheit-pounds per square toenail anymore.
In the coming Cold War, I wonder if Europe is ready to emulate the non-aligned movement of India? How long will it take the US to admit it has a failed economy(+) like the USSR?
(+) Not as stupid as “capitalism bad, commies good” - but we need capitalism with real antitrust action, consumer protection, pro-union laws, and a fully funded social safety net. The healthiest option is a muddy gray, not black and white.
We also use metric in the US. It’s taught in every science class from high school if not middle school. All of our medicine and sciences are done in metric, as well as military and aerospace.
There are a lot of dubious “gains”, almost all pyrrhic and smelling vaguely of social darwinism.
I’m looking forward to US customary units finally dying off because no one is going to put up with fahrenheit-pounds per square toenail anymore.
In the coming Cold War, I wonder if Europe is ready to emulate the non-aligned movement of India? How long will it take the US to admit it has a failed economy(+) like the USSR?
(+) Not as stupid as “capitalism bad, commies good” - but we need capitalism with real antitrust action, consumer protection, pro-union laws, and a fully funded social safety net. The healthiest option is a muddy gray, not black and white.
Not gonna lie: I have no idea what you’re talking about.
US customary units aren’t going anywhere.
Exactly. They will stay in the USA from now on, and leave the rest of us have our metric units.
We also use metric in the US. It’s taught in every science class from high school if not middle school. All of our medicine and sciences are done in metric, as well as military and aerospace.
I’m well aware. I’m taking about the problem of having to convert when dealing with USA origin consumer products.
You get to pick and choose but your manufacturers force us to deal with your ancient Roman units. I mean, whose foot was it anyway?
They certainly won’t leave the USA anymore, if trade is significantly curtailed.