Below that it’s discontent. This is true in any area. Health, wealth, love and fulfillment (aka work).
It seems that most of life can be lived somewhat safely without consciousness. Consciousness is activated with a type of thinking. Thinking things out, deeply. Without that kind of thinking there is no consciousness.
Animals get on quite well without thinking things out, without consciousness. And for millions of years they are still around, more or less.
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