> How many people are we? We are Steven, Simon, and Sarah. > How many berries do we need to collect for each. A handful for each. > How big a foundation is

> How many people are we? We are Steven, Simon, and Sarah. > How many berries do we need to collect for each. A handful for each. > How big a foundation is needed for this building. What building? You haven't even built the foundation yet. And so on. You can do without numbers. And in fact people did all of the above without measuring quantities in any meaningful way in the history of humanity.