I read an argument to that effect on the Internet, but I don't have any strong feelings - maybe if I were writing a philosophical conlang I would make the change, but not normally. You may as well argue for base four arithmetic.
You may as well argue for base four arithmetic.
Huh. Would that actually be easier? I always figured ten fingers...
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