I’m talking, of course, about transit routes and radio stations.

  • netvor@lemmy.world
    292·
    11 days ago

    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.)

    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
      4·
      11 days ago

      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…