Because there is no way to tell it what to NOT discard . If you ' re doing webdev work , filling in a form , or loading a youtube video you can just suddenly lose progress . For those less technically inclined , it just raises questions and generates more support tickets . I remember when discards first launched and it was a massive pain because it doesn ' t have a whitelist feature . <| sep |> Corporate personhood really needs to be redifined as having less powers than actual personhood . <| sep |> Yes , that ' s a mod , can ' t link you though as it isn ' t my screenshot . <| sep |> Just one of those things where you use a system for so long it ' s difficult to switch . A lot of people know both , or use them in different situations , simply that Imperial measurements are just used here . Changing would require a lot of effort .