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Is Consciousness Everywhere? (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
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[–] donuts@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, exactly. I find that that is what distinguishes us from animals. "I am happy because of this cool new toy that I got gifted to me because it's my birthday" versus "I am happy because I'm playing with this toy"