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    7 months ago

    sentience
    noun

    1. The quality or state of being sentient; consciousness.
    2. Feeling as distinguished from perception or thought.
      3.The quality or state of being sentient; esp., the quality or state of having sensation.

    I think it is irresponsible wether these creatures are sentient or not. We never know when we’ll cut enough threads to make an ecosystem come undone.