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minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 hours agoYes, because if you take the power away it stops existing.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoBut if you turn it back on the conscious doesn’t return. Electricity is the energy conscious runs on, but it’s not consciousness.
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoThe trouble is that even the consciousness maintenance needs power. If the power is out for too long the infrastructure is too damaged. So it actually does return when you turn it off. It just has to be done quickly enough.
Yes, because if you take the power away it stops existing.
But if you turn it back on the conscious doesn’t return. Electricity is the energy conscious runs on, but it’s not consciousness.
The trouble is that even the consciousness maintenance needs power. If the power is out for too long the infrastructure is too damaged. So it actually does return when you turn it off. It just has to be done quickly enough.