There is nothing primitive about the binary system.
The fascinating part about placing the binary system next to the decimal system is that we can then see that there are some falsehoods hidden inside the decimal system.
Take number 1, for instance, of the decimal system, and we can think about this number as representing the winner, the best, the top, the leader.
Look for it in the binary system, and it is absent. Only after creating the specific number for leader (for instance, 10011101101) only then can the group of people supporting the meaning of this large number become followers to a leader.
There are many 1s in the binary system. No 1 in the system automatically declares top position.
Another beautiful truth about the binary system is that zeros have nothing to add, but that the system cannot exist without them. This is, again, a hidden fact inside the decimal system. We often ignore the nothing and make it unimportant. But an empty wallet is actually very meaningful; entire nations wake up early in the morning to make sure the wallet is not empty.
There is nothing primitive about the binary system. Rather, it simply states how everything exists in its true nature, while the falsehoods must be declared first if we want them (there are benefits associated with falsehoods). Unlike the decimal system, falsehoods are not assumed in the binary system.