Why are symbols not frozen strings?

Question

I understand the theoretical difference between Strings and Symbols. I understand that Symbols are meant to represent a concept or a name or an identifier or a label or a key, a

Answer 1

The basics of it are, these should not be true:

:apple == "apple"  #=> false, should be true

:apple.hash == "apple".hash #=> false, should be true

Symbols are always the same objects, and text is not.