We don’t think in “bits” at all because our brain functions nothing like a computer. This entire premise is stupid.
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Because it’s a Techspot article, of course they deliberately confuse you as to what “bit” means to get views. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_(information_theory) seems like a good introduction to what “bit” actually means.
Base 2 gives the unit of bits
Which is exactly what bit means.
base 10 gives units of "dits"
Which is not bits, but the equivalent 1 digit at base 10.
I have no idea how you think this changes anything about what a bit is?
The external storage data and shannon are both called bits, exactly because they’re both base 2. That does not mean they’re the same. As the article explains it, a shannon is like a question from 20 questions.
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That is a fair criticism.
Did you actually read it?
Because it's not:
Base 2 gives the unit of bits
Which is exactly what bit means.
base 10 gives units of “dits”
Which is not bits, but the equivalent 1 digit at base 10.