In the endless ocean of numbers, there is no obligatory path, no imposed beginning. You can choose to start at 1, or at 7. Maybe you choose π, an irrational path full of decimals without end. Or you jump straight to 10,000, just because you can. In the abstract space of numbers, any number is equally suitable as a starting point. Yet people often seem to start in the same places. Why? Is it just a coincidence that we often start at 1, or at 0? Are these numbers really more special than all the others, or is it just habit, instilled by educational systems, conventions and culture? Zero and one have an almost mythical status in our systems. In computer science, for example, they form the binary foundation of everything. In mathematics, they are starting points for series, for counting, for definitions. Perhaps we are looking for something to hold on to in this infinity. The human brain, constantly seeking structure in chaos, longs for anchor points. What could be simpler than the number 1? What feels more logical than starting at the beginning, even if that beginning is arbitrarily chosen?