In this case, it's not really a matter of opinion but of definition...
Units of measurement are used to quantify physical properties. Weight (a.k.a. mass) is a physical property. There is no advantage in using the medieval systems over metric-decimal to measure weights, regardless of whether it is the weight of a person, of a planet or of an atom. And vice versa, using the metric-decimal system is very advantageous for that purpose and to keep track of magnitudes.
I doesn't even need to be decimal. The point is having a fixed magnitude factor is beneficial for progress, which is the opposite of having to convert fractions of inches to feet, to yards, to miles with different multiplying factors at each step, introducing errors that may compound at each step.
This has nothing to do with separating commercial and daily life consumption items in convenient sets on base 12.
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