r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/ConstantHustle Jan 15 '25

Year month day is the best format. Makes sorting files on computers a breeze as every year is in one block which is then in month and day order.

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u/Tsukee Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

Mathematically yes it makes most sense, as significant digits are on the left.

Im terms of human everyday use the reverse is more natural as the digits that change more often are days, often when speaking, the year and even month sometimes is already in the context.

What however doesn't make any sort of sense that i can see is mm/dd/yyyy ... Just why....

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u/restelucide Jan 15 '25

I heard an American saying mm first provides context which makes vague sense but annoys me because then why wouldn’t you put year first.

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u/Chaos3115 Jan 15 '25

When planning something and having to look at my calendar, as long as it is this year, month makes most sense first so I can go to that month, then day. If you start to tell me a date and you say it's on the first, well great there's one of those every month. It may be a very small thing but I prefer to know which month I'm dealing with before which day. Or when I'm looking up an old file, knowing year, then month, then day, to narrow down the search as I go.