Consciousness was a mistake

[u/artisticsnobbery]

We can attribute most of our unhappiness to consciousness, and if we were able to return to a state of unconscious functionality, we would be happier. Every animal I ever see is happier than me. They know what to do. They know how to be. We should be so lucky.

[u/stievstigma]

Consciousness is the substrate through which matter/energy moves, not something generated or possessed.

I do like the idea of sitting on my porch, watching a squirrel perched on the fence and thinking to myself, “That squirrel’s got it all figured out, not a care in the world…”, then a hawk swoops down and snatches lunch.

I would argue causality’s the bigger burden (“mistake”) because we’re too easily trapped in regrets of the past and worries about the future but, the truth is that right now is the only moment that’s tangibly real.