Eli5: Why do we consider the negative terminal of battery “ground” if we know conventional electricity flow is wrong

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If we know that in reality electrons flow from negative to positive, then why is the negative terminal of a battery usually still connected as the ground, and things such as switches usually connect in series to the positive side?

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Fun fact, Russian jets used to have it reversed. They had positive going to ground, negative to power. Almost made a big mistake first time I went to put a battery back in.

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