Hello Carl.
Cannot see where is it easier
A decibel is the logarithm of a ratio.
If you know the ratio, it can be expressed that way, with no need to calculate its logarithm to say it.
An amplification factor of 20 already says it, There is no need to calculate the logarithm of 20 to say it. with the 10 or 20 factor added depending on power or voltage.
An operational amplifier gain is the Rf and Rin ratio, and is not given in decibels, why making life complex translating its gain to decibels...
A 0.6V signal does not need to be expressed as -2dBm, or in dBV, or dbu,...it is already 0.6V.
Seen many times, a ratio shown with a bunch of decimal places to imply is a hard to remember number, and compared to a decibel figure of perhaps a couple of decimals.
Example : For 7.4516443; its log= 0.87 Looks simpler with only 2 decimal places...
but it actually is 0.872252116. So the original ratio could have been comparatively expressed as 7.45 , nothing wrong with it.
No, I will not be able to eliminate its useage.
Neither fluid ounces, furlongs, grains, acres, knots,....