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Place names have huge emotional content associated with them. Place names are changed for example to honor a person (Washinton, DC) or an important concept (Uni
by not_that_noob 12y ago
Place names have huge emotional content associated with them. Place names are changed for example to honor a person (Washinton, DC) or an important concept (Union City, CA). There's something very human and basic about that mapping between place names and our identities.
I think this is an innovative idea you propose, but because it runs against the grain of what it means to be human, it may not receive the uptake you would like.
- roberdam 12y agoHi not_that_noob Thanks for the comments!. I certainly agree with you, but you dont have to replace the names you are already using to take advantage of this, you can say: not_that_noob Washington Ave 123 Washington DC BIFAPU-BATEDU Floods, tornadoes, tsunamis and natural disasters can wipe out landmarks and leave addresses or conventional signaling unusable , that last line can make all the difference in such situations since it remains always unalterable. And then you have Location Aware Street Names, where you can use words in your language to form street names, so you might use words that are more cultural meaningful to us.