

I think “dumb/lazy” isn’t the correct terminology to describe them. I think the more correct term would be ambiguous. It seems to me that most people aren’t as concerned about the true meaning of a word, they’re more concerned with the big picture. So to them using a word that isn’t exactly correct is not a big deal as long as they can get the big picture across.
I think for them it is more about efficiency than it is about choosing the correct words.















Agreed. If I am making it building something then I prefer metric. If I am thinking about how tall something is or how long it is I think in standard. I just feel that one foot is a good size to measure something rather than meters or centimeters. It’s much easier for me to imagine a 6 foot tall object than a 1.83 meters or 183 centimeters. It’s just easier to break something up into 6 parts than it is to break something into 1.83 parts or 183 parts.
I know you could use a unit that equals 25 centimeters and that would be similar to a foot, but no one uses that for some reason.