wagesj45

That is certainly one way to view it. One might say the same about human brains, though.

That’s a matter of philosophy and what a person even understands “consciousness” to be. You shouldn’t be surprised that others come to different conclusions about the nature of being and what it means to be conscious.

hell yeah i love learning new words

Always, if they can deal with the consequences. But if the consequence is being blocked by a country they could make money from, chances are slim.

My understanding is that it is technically a “federated” standard, but I think there is a lot of technical hurdles to implementing and hosting a compatible server. So no one actually does it, and I’m not sure they’d federate even if someone went through the trouble of getting it up and running.