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Written by Intaglio Whitegraven on 2024-02-16 at 00:35

Sometimes I wonder what my human serial number is. Assuming every human from the dawn of time was assigned a serial number based on the chronological order in which they were born.

It would probably be a 12- or even 13-digit number. And despite the fact that I had no control over when and where I was born, somehow having a higher number makes me feel insignificant. Like I was born too late to have been the first to accomplish something of significance.

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Written by Intaglio Whitegraven on 2024-02-16 at 00:40

A related discussion, something that first came to my mind several years ago:

I look at the ID number on the badges of conventions I've attended. To give a concrete example, my badge number at TFF (the same number I've had all the times I've attended) is in the 14000's. I've looked at that number and thought "This high number means I'm a latecomer to the convention. Nobody will take me seriously because I first attended long after it was first established. I missed my chance to 'get in on the ground floor' with a low badge number that attests to how long I've been attending."

I'm sure there are those who say it's just a sequentially assigned number and that it holds no significance whatsoever. But my mind places far more trust and emphasis on numbers than perhaps it should.

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