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  We should just use negative numbers
context: your proposal makes it even more confusing
  
  exist solely because some people might get slightly offended
  
  B/CE is over two centuries old if not more >
  
  It's not really that confusing. Especially if you look at it on a timeline. Common era is from 0 to now. Before Common Era is Amy before that.
  The whole world is not going to use something based upon the birth of Christ when he isn't relevant to every country and religion. That's what's stupid. >
  
  It’s based around the birth of Christ regardless what you call it. So why not keep it the way it’s always been in history books >
  
  You're willing to change the meanings of BC and AD, but not willing to simply use different acronyms? 
  I'm not necessarily advocating for CE/BCE, but your stance seems inconsistent. >
  
  Yes because if you change the meanings then everything can go back to BC/AD. People rarely ever stop to consider the meanings when writing/reading dates >
  
  You have to be pretty stupid to think this is difficult. >
  
  I mean AD and BC is like 60 years misaligned with Christ (60AD) so it is literally wrong to say before Christ. Historians like to be ACCURATE. >
  
  Well everyone was living in the BC days being like, "yo what are we counting down to?" >
  
  Frfr couldnt have said it better myself (worst joke I’ve ever heard pls you’ve reduced my overall existence by 15% just by witnessing that) >
  
  You're welcome. >
  
  I think we are so use to BC AD we should just keep it. >
  
  your proposal makes it even more confusing
  
  exist solely because some people might get slightly offended
  
  B/CE is over two centuries old if not more >
  
  Before Christmas Existed >
  
  fucking lol. totally stealing this. >
  
  Do you have a moment to talk about the Holocene calendar in this year 12023 of Human Era? >
  
  This is really the best proposal to get rid of the useless religious connection to our calendar and connect it with something sensible without it being to much of a hassle >
  
  You have to be pretty stupid to think this is difficult. >
  
  It's not really that confusing. Especially if you look at it on a timeline. Common era is from 1 to now. Before Common Era is Amy before that.
  The whole world is not going to use something based upon the birth of Christ when he isn't relevant to every country and religion. That's what's stupid. >
  
  It’s from 1 to now, actually. There is no year 0. >
  
  You're willing to change the meanings of BC and AD, but not willing to simply use different acronyms? 
  I'm not necessarily advocating for CE/BCE, but your stance seems inconsistent. >
  
  Yes because if you change the meanings then everything can go back to BC/AD. People rarely ever stop to consider the meanings when writing/reading dates >
  
  If people rarely ever stop to consider the meanings, I suggest applying the rule of cool and make it AC/DC. >
  
  I mean AD and BC is like 60 years misaligned with Christ (60AD) so it is literally wrong to say before Christ. Historians like to be ACCURATE. >
  
  Well everyone was living in the BC days being like, "yo what are we counting down to?" >
  
  Frfr couldnt have said it better myself (worst joke I’ve ever heard pls you’ve reduced my overall existence by 15% just by witnessing that) >
  
  You're welcome. >
  
  There's this beautiful alternative called a "Human Era" calendar or Holocene Calendar where 2023 AD is 12023 HE. It uses the fact that the first millenium HE (10th millenium BC) is approximately the time when people first started settling down. It's very easy to convert and has the benefit of being able to express pretty much every single date in the human history with a positive number (in the classical system BC dates go backwards, which is kinda confusing). 
  (yes I know switching the whole calendar would be a massive pain, I just think this model is neat)