Others feared it would disrupt existing trade practices from "summary" of The Measure of All Things by Ken Alder
The introduction of a standardized system of measurement was not universally embraced. While some saw it as a way to bring order and precision to the chaos of different regional measurements, others viewed it with suspicion and even hostility. The fear was that this new system would upset the established trade practices that had been in place for centuries. For merchants and traders who had grown accustomed to the idiosyncrasies of local measurements, the idea of a standardized system was seen as a threat to their way of doing business. They worried that the introduction of a new system would disrupt the delicate balance of trade that they had carefully cul...
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