anonymous on Nostr: Okay, so let's discuss your questions. "What data is being carried?" — whatever the ...

Okay, so let's discuss your questions.

"What data is being carried?" — whatever the idea/topic/concept is about. "Data" is the general term what it is that the sounds represent.

”Where is it stored?” — it is in the sounds of what is spoken, created in the mind of the speaker, possibly referencing memories or other sources directly or indirectly.

"How does this constitute meaning?" — that's the point: it doesn't. "Data" does not represent meaning. The listener needs to derive meaning, hopefully the correct meaning if sufficient context — prly common knowledge/ground — is provided. This is why there can be data without fact or truth. E.g. when I point to a horse and say to you "That is a unicorn.", I transmit through sounds this sentence as data. You can interpret it and know what I am saying, yet you also know it to be false.