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In only 7 years, part of the MM/DD/YY confusion will resolve itself for the rest of our lives. (lemmy.world)
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Not perfect, but it's easy to recognise the year in 01/31/32

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

I always wrote the year with four digits, even back in the 90s. So even if I write the date as 2026-01-31 (I do it for files) or 31/01/2026 (everyday), it's completely unambiguous.

The actual problem is the internet, because Americans use that weird MM/DD/YYYY convention. To avoid confusion for those I often abbreviate the month instead of numbering it; e.g. 01/Jan/2026.