fox [comrade/them]

Just close your eyes. Illusions don’t work if you can’t see them

Does a more recent stack translate to any real benefits?

Nah, meters are very straightforward and easy to work with. How far is a kilofoot? God only knows, but a kilometre is a trivially visualized distance. What’s 1/100 of a foot? Dunno, but with meters it’s a centimeter which is, again intuitively easy to grasp.