On a few occasions I think it could be, but in reality it's preference and the right tool for the job. I prefer the bokeh from primes, but rarely use them as for the shooting I do zooms are far more convenient. I need several different focal lengths and don't have the time (or inclination) to keep swapping lenses
Yes snekler, primes do have their place, however the more I think about it, the more I feel its the 'butch' side of some togs coming out . . . 'I have a shop full of prime lenses in my bag, I can get the sharpest picture' . . .
. . . hohum, I simply want to take a few pictures whilst out, 'a moment in time', not quite snapshots but few will ever see them, it is my pleasure. Times I need a prime is in the garden macro hunting, and a pancake lens on my 4/3 camera when out with my Hazel, she is wheelchair bound, so compact and light are the watch words? Even then my 12-35 f2.8, will be an option and the compact 40-150 zoom will probably be at hand? Leg zoom, not for me theses days, the same as 'I drive an automatic car, its easier'.
CJS