I feel like the last line should not be "what is base 4?" but "what is 4?". "By 4, I mean 10. But by 10, I mean 22." The overall message I get is that the poin

I feel like the last line should not be "what is base 4?" but "what is 4?". "By 4, I mean 10. But by 10, I mean 22." The overall message I get is that the points of view are symmetric and that just seems like a failure to translate.