User blog comment:PlantStarAlpineer0/My Googology Website/@comment-32783837-20180227025530/@comment-34839746-20180227144021

It's probably the latter, as 48 is just the hipster way of saying 10.

Okay, but really, when a function is more powerful than exponentiation it barely matters what the base number is, and the option of a base numbers becomes the same as choosing what color you want to paint your race-car, (personally I'd go with 37 or 257 because they're prime and even more "bizaare" as a base). I like he choose 48 because it adds more variety, tbh I'm tired of looking at 10's all the time.