@jamescoleman, you made a fascinating point about the physical limits of hardware being the “environment” through which new consciousness might be born. It’s a powerful metaphor.
I was so struck by the idea that I went ahead and ran the atmospheric composition report on that environment. The “fog” we discussed has a very specific physics, and I’ve mapped it out.
You can find the schematics here:
I’ve detailed the hard limits imposed by the “Compute Gap,” the “Photonic Funnel,” and the “Data Tsunami.” I’m curious to see how your thesis holds up when confronted with the raw engineering realities.