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Weight is a lot harder to use than volume. If I'm measuring a cup of flour (for example), I dip my measuring cup in, level it off, and I'm done.You can have huge variance variance with flour or sugar depending on how hard it is packed and even humidity:
> I weighed each cup on its own, tared the scale, then scooped it into a bucket of granular sugar and bulldozed the top with the flat side of a butter knife (I figured that there's less divergence in sugar-measurement technique, and it's composed of fine granules that settle fairly evenly).
> The results ranged from 6.81 ounces (193 grams) to 8.08 ounces (230 grams).
* https://food52.com/story/16497-the-truth-about-your-measurin...
And you have to trust your measuring cups (>5% off) and spoons (>20% off):
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Q21DWg0Fk&t=54s
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEXLt4gz7lY&t=59s
* https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2014/11/03/your-measur...
Have you ever verified that your cups/spoons are actually accurate?
> Takes a few seconds. If I use a scale, I have to watch the scale carefully until I'm getting close, then slow down my rate of pouring into the bowl greatly so that I don't go over.
Yes, that's the point, especially in baking: to get an accurate quantity. (Though in cooking it's less important, relatively speaking.)