I’m talking, of course, about transit routes and radio stations.
If you live in a society, you’ll probably end up memorizing the meanings of arbitrary symbol sequences.
I’m talking, of course, about place names, people’s names and … what’cha call’em … words.
(Disclaimer: I’m not in a shower right now.)
Agreed.
Still, OP is making a good point.
I sometimes try to imagine what it would be like to not be able to read. Esp. In an urban environment, as opposed to fields & forests. There’s just so much everywhere, signage, ads, displays…
But those numbers aren’t arbitrary. There are reasons they are set, and there are reasons you would remember them.
I love memorizing arbitrary numbers! My ss number is one of my favorites! It’s 335-86-8144
Mine is 982-34-4478!
Wait 'til you find out about nouns.
The arbitrary fuckers can be character strings as well as numbers.
I mean you get that even if you don’t live in a city.
Farmers wouldn’t do it with highway and township numbers?
You’re not wrong but I’m kinda with OP here: it’s going to be much more in an urban or even town environment, as opposed to fields & forests.
I don’t live in a city but I know all the train and bus numbers around here. Because in some countries you get public transport outside the big cities …
Lol farmers would have to know more since they drive on countless highways.
Seed amounts? Field sizes? Water? Nutrients? Come on.
I’m not sure you understand what “arbitrary” means.
Those numbers are not random or without reason.
They are not random, but what is the rationale?
Suppose there exists a radio station, “WACD 902 AM, The Sturge”. The number represents the frequency of the radio wave in megahertz. Now why did they choose that specific frequency? Did they have a specific preference for that number? Or more likely, they just chose whatever was available.
0118999…
725… 3
Is that the express bus route to the airport?
No, to the hospital
And phone area codes.
…except transit routes and radio station numbers aren’t arbitrary.
I wish roads would make up their mind. Some routes have names and numbers. You end up having to memorize both (if you want to give/get directions from other humans).
One three hundred thirtysix seven o seven o
gotta say. jesse wells was played on XRT and it was so cool man.
