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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

You're not alone, but the idea of a movment to duodecimal hasn't had traction in a long time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal#Advocacy_and_%22dozenalism%22

Also, ancient Egypt was hip to his idea: https://hsm.stackexchange.com/a/2881

Fun fact, you can count from 1 to 12 on one hand by touching your thumb to count your finger bones, as there are 12 of them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger-counting#Asia