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by 1123581321 4129 days ago
Memorization is important. Although so many more provisioning/procuring processes are automated than they were during the Internet's rapid growth phase in the West, engineers and other professionals still have a great need to handle the addresses, and to do so without frequently needing to look them up.

I observed that it took a little while for the majority of network-touching professionals to become accustomed to memorizing an IPv4 address in one or two glances. I believe doing the same for an IPv6 address is possible. As this happens, the adoption rate will accelerate.