> The big advantage would be that you learn to see that there is nothing magical or 'right' of one number base over another. Different bases do indeed have "ma

> The big advantage would be that you learn to see that there is nothing magical or 'right' of one number base over another. Different bases do indeed have "magical" properties that make them appealing, which is exactly what you later acknowledge when you say that base 10 makes certain arithmetic easier. There's no issue with learning different bases, as long as it's not an excuse to avoid learning the common bases you need to interact with various fields.