Mike Blyth171 :
The problem with consciousness is that it's not really a thing, we like to think we are consious because then we 'mean something' a bit like believing in a god it gives the unknown meaning, but absolutely nobody can describe what consciousness is, it's just a mysterious word that connects with our imagination in a way we find comforting.
We are 100% analog computational units with phenomenal processing speeds.
In every single metric we behave just like a high powered computer, we have completely seperate processing elements doing completely seperate jobs, some communicate with the rest of the brain, others have their own designated role they carry out without any other interaction with the rest of the brain, bassically multiple processing units. We have remote processing units as well, such as the vagus nerve which is responsible for local communication and control and sending efficient feedback to the brain, like an MCU, it reads immediate telemetry and doesn't just pass all information to the brain to deal with, it interprets the data and pretty much just sends a thumbs up or thumbs down, which is why a stomach issue can cause allsorts of panic responses in the hpa.
Our machine spends 99% of it's time working towards being as energy efficient as possible, requiring downtime to carry out repairs so your daytime system can focus entirely on functioning. processing data during sleep to consolidate it into compartmentalised boxes 'We ate bolognaise today, the sensation and flavour profile was amazing, but exactly the same as every other bolognaise we've eaten, we'll file it away in the common bolognaise box, delete the live telemetry and maintain a reference tag filed under bolognaise' you delete more and more information every single day, until you experience something completely new, which opens up brand new storage compartments in the brain, but the problem with individual experiences is that they don't maintain a high level of fidelity, if it only happens once without additional experiences to fortify the memory it breaks down rapidly and becomes inaccurate.
This fallibility is the only thing separating us from machines.
2026-07-07 08:07:48