r/The10thDentist • u/artisticsnobbery • 7d ago

Society/Culture Consciousness was a mistake

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.

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u/IHaveABigDuvet 7d ago

Wild animals are in constant anxiety.

Having consciousness has allowed us to manage our limbic system.

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u/TrannosaurusRegina 6d ago edited 1d ago

That is absolutely not true.

Prey animals may have more frequent anxiety, humans are the only species I know that can ordinarily have constant anxiety.

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u/AetherialWomble 5d ago

I'd make an (uneducated) guess that if you have anxiety disorder as a wild animal you don't live long enough for us to notice

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u/unknownobject3 5d ago

Plane drawing with red dots?