consciate

The act of making something conscious (often an action) or bringing awareness to something. Past tense: consciated)

When I accidentally consciate my swallowing I have to do it manually

by Jiathoughts March 12, 2024

conscious identity

your aware of your own identity

do dogs have a conscious identity

by Young LT March 18, 2024

cumscipades

Escapades and misadventures involving semen, usually billed as a thought experiment about how much money it would take for you to do something gross with semen.

"Would you eat all the cum in a retirement home for $200,000?"
"Dude, cut it out with the cumscipades."

by cheddartau March 28, 2024

consciate

The act of making something conscious. Often pertaining to an action you no longer do subconsciously, but focus on, whether intentionally or not. It is often temporary.

I accidentally consciated my breathing after paying attention to my breathing pattern.

by Jiaa June 13, 2024

Consciosexual

Being sexually attracted to conscientiousness (e.g. being organized, prepared, high willpower, planning ahead, etc)

Damn that spreadsheet is sexy. I must be a consciosexual.

by KatWoods August 4, 2024

Consciousness Philosophy

The branch of thought that grapples with the "hard problem" of why there is subjective experience at all. Why isn't the universe just unconscious matter following physical laws? Why is there "something it's like" to be a bat, a human, or possibly a very advanced AI? Consciousness philosophy asks whether a perfect simulation of a mind would actually feel like anything, whether colors exist in the world or just in your head, and whether you can be certain that anyone else is conscious or if they're all just very convincing philosophical zombies. It's the field that makes you suspicious of everyone, including yourself.

Example: "Lying in bed, he entered a state of consciousness philosophy. 'I am aware that I am aware,' he thought. 'But am I aware that I am aware that I am aware? And if so, does that awareness have a color? And if it does, is that color the same for everyone, or am I alone in a universe of private qualia?' He then became aware that he needed to pee and the philosophy ended."

by Nammugal February 14, 2026

Consciousness Sociology

The specific analysis of group behavior among beings who are all, individually, aware that they are aware, leading to strange social dynamics like "pretending to listen while thinking about lunch" and "the collective pretense that we're not all going to die." It explores how groups develop shared illusions (like "this meeting is productive"), how social rituals create temporary alterations in collective awareness (like the moment of silence before a concert starts), and why humans are the only species that gathers in large numbers to watch other humans pretend to be people they're not (theater, movies, politics).

Example: "At the company-wide town hall, a fascinating example of consciousness sociology occurred. Everyone in the room knew the CEO's optimistic projections were fiction, and the CEO knew they knew, and they knew he knew they knew. Yet everyone collectively pretended to believe, creating a shared layer of meta-awareness that no one acknowledged but everyone experienced. It was consciousness stacked upon consciousness, and it was exhausting."

by Nammugal February 14, 2026