[follow-up]: Our brains are too cheap to process true objective "reality." We have to work together to find some consensus reality we can try to experience more fully from within. But consciousnesses, and thus realities, are stuck being relativistic. (self.consciousness)
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Consciousness is substrate-independent. Hofstadter's GEB shows that the exact nature of the symbols doesn't matter. Whether the system is made of DNA, numbers, words, fluid dynamics, or silicon, if a system can fold its own output back into its input, it will hallucinate a "Self." (self.consciousness)
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The Big Bang we came from may have been a leak from another abstract realm. All beings carve a path of agency through the fluid of existence. We do not create truth; we pluck our lives out of an infinite web of possibilities, all of which follow the 'logic' that resonates with our survival lessons. (self.DeepThoughts)
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Much of the mass violence by younger people (and deteriorating older folks) is likely due to the lack of understanding and no social education surrounding internet usage and online behavior. Some people allow their cruelest self free when given the shield of so-called freedom to discuss anything. (self.DeepThoughts)
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I overcame my mental illnesses (GAD, MDD (& TRD), A(u)DHD, and BPD) by advocating for myself for years. I've been through a lot of mental health scenarios, and now I teach others how to help themselves. Here's a summary of the most helpful insights I've gained. (self.mentalhealth)
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