I feel like I had a specific moment as a kid when I suddenly became conscious. I was like 9 or 10 years old, and something just suddenly "clicked" in my brain in a weird way that's hard to explain.
What do you mean by conscious? A part of me thinks you're describing your memories of being unconscious in this post, but I'm not sure. Mostly it seems like you weren't very agentic as a kid. Is there a strong relationship between consciousness and agency?
Can't relate. Though the memories themselves are sort of faded and distant, I distinctly remember being extremely conscious as a kid. Possibly a lot more conscious than I am now. Every experience was so intense back then, the world was bright and vibrant. I remember this because I remember how I thought it felt at the time. These days it's just grey and flat in comparison.
I feel like I had a specific moment as a kid when I suddenly became conscious. I was like 9 or 10 years old, and something just suddenly "clicked" in my brain in a weird way that's hard to explain.
What do you mean by conscious? A part of me thinks you're describing your memories of being unconscious in this post, but I'm not sure. Mostly it seems like you weren't very agentic as a kid. Is there a strong relationship between consciousness and agency?
kind of, I guess I started writing and ended up making a long post on it
https://suscat.substack.com/p/was-i-conscious-when-i-was-younger
my bus stop was a 20 minute walk away from my house it does build character
Can't relate. Though the memories themselves are sort of faded and distant, I distinctly remember being extremely conscious as a kid. Possibly a lot more conscious than I am now. Every experience was so intense back then, the world was bright and vibrant. I remember this because I remember how I thought it felt at the time. These days it's just grey and flat in comparison.