We, humans, like powers of ten because of our ten fingers - when counting with the fingers, every time we reach a multiple of ten, we need to shift and start ov

We, humans, like powers of ten because of our ten fingers - when counting with the fingers, every time we reach a multiple of ten, we need to shift and start over. So maybe others don't have ten fingers, and they prefer a different base for counting. On the other side, powers of two are related to doubling/halving things - which should be a much more universal concept than shifting after ten.