An 8-minute argument that the process-of-life is morally primary over consciousness
danfaggella · x · 2026-09-21
danfaggella shares an 8-minute video arguing that the underlying "process-of-life" is morally primary to pleasure or conscious experience. Consciousness is extremely morally relevant but doesn't seem primary — a stance with serious implications for AGI and BCI ethics.
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