I don't think we can say that about consciousness for sure, but I agree with your broader point that it doesn't have self-awareness or a sense of horror at its predicament.

This could actually host a very interesting rudimentary form of consciousness that is theorized by some theories of consciousness, especially idealist models like panpsychism or analytic idealism (though I do admit that analytic idealism would phrase it in terms of having a mental state instead of being conscious).

Haha my first thought was "I wonder if it's possible to build a general purpose CPU out of 555 timers, then get DOOM running on that sucker."

Of course, someone has already taken the first steps towards such a monstrosity.

https://hackaday.com/2021/12/17/implementing-a-cpu-using-555-timers-and-logic-synthesis/

I get what you’re saying, but DOOM can run on anything.

If you follow an integrated information theory derivation, consciousness is emergent from integrating and partitioning information, and with no immaterial soul the possible capability of awareness remains, even if not directly comparable to our own.

Give that brain some morphine as a treat to be on the safe side, most brains find that one relaxing.

So...step 2 is figuring out how many cells are needed to run DOOM on wetware?

At what point do brain cells develop the complexity for consciousness? Is there a specific number of brain cells which produces self-awareness?

I have a difficult time believing that consciousness is some artifact that arises from material “complexity and structure”, and tend towards the nondual view of reality.

But that is just my opinion, and what makes consciousness such a fascinating subject imo.

If you were to think of each of us as a bank of servers, that would be the equivalence of a nightlight with a light sensor

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that someone has hacked a single 555 all the way into playing Doom...