Is lemmy big enough that we can rise awareness for a change? Or the other way around, can we use the rallying behind the metric system to make lemmy popular?

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think the majority of Americans have strong feelings about it one way or the other (despite what the internet may say). Honestly it's just so low on the list of priorities that it doesn't seem like we'll ever be in a stable enough place to care about tackling it. Hell we're still struggling to kill daylight savings time and that would require a fraction of the changes required to adopt metric.

[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then we should start with daylight savings time.

The interesting question is if social networks can get stuff done without a stable enough place.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're trying, but the Sunshine Protection Act is stuck in congress. They're tying themselves in knots trying to figure out which time we should settle on. Like, I don't give a duck, just pick one and move on! Ask the farmers and other outdoor workers what they prefer, the rest of us can deal. They're concerned about traffic and whatever when we've seen that time changes cause lost productivity every single year. So infuriating, can't help but waste time on the simplest things.

[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

That's where the social network comes in. Have all farmers in a channel and let them vote.

But let's not forget powerful people who want sunrise in their breakfast room at a certain time. It's stupid but those concerns should also be respected, among many others that can be considered when the requirements are collected.