DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 20 hours agoIf you live in a city, you'll probably end up memorizing the meanings of arbitrary numbers.message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up150arrow-down1message-squareIf you live in a city, you'll probably end up memorizing the meanings of arbitrary numbers.DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 20 hours agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenetvor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·edit-218 hours agoIf 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.)
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 hours agoAgreed. 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…
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…