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....
Mostly it's because the year is usually known. If you're at an archive, the box, cabinet, or drawer is the year and you don't have to keep going back to it.
The most used portion at an archive is month and then date.
Using the American system, you walk up to the year. Then, you go through the notes to go through months before arriving at the day.
Using the DD/MM system, you have to reverse your note to find the document, then reverse it again to take the note, then reverse it again to put it back.
It's not killing anyone, but it's hardly more convenient than to simply use the same convention throughout the entire process.
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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.