@marick in Eastern Europe TED talk #PeterWatts calls consciousness a parasite...

https://yewtu.be/v4uwaw_5Q3I?t=3

... a parasite that he fights to keep alive -- more reading less social media, immersive VR and video games and "refusing to immediately lie on the ground when punched in the face" by border police:

https://teddit.net/r/RunagateRampant/comments/gwx75y/peter_watts_letter_of_remorse_to_the_department/

#Blindsight #Consciousness #HiveMind #RatBrain #BorderPatrol