[djaro]

Because what we call electricity is electrons moving. So it would make sense for electrons to have the electric charge.

Now we are in a weird situation where current flows from positive to negative, but electrons flow from negative to positive. It would be a lot more logical if the direction of the electrons was the direction of the current, but the name was arbitrarily decided before we knew what electrons were.

[opello]

This seems to warrant an appreciation for the nuances of the electromagnetic field, electric potential, and that electron drift in a conductor isn't really the same as varying potentials in the electromagnetic field.

[1970-01-01]

Electricity is generally defined as a flow of electrical charge(s). Nobody except scientists care to know which way the electrons went because we never run out of them.

[WorldMaker]

Chemists building batteries might disagree with you. They have to understand which direction the electrons flow and which elements they are using have the free electrons to spare.