&gt; I do not understand why people in 2016--2016!!!--adhere to these restrictions to begin with.<p>This statement is practically a fallacy. What year it is does not change tradition, nor why it should be abandoned. Most (all?) people who adhere to this choose to do so.<p>See also: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Chronological_snobbery" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Chronological_snobbery</a>