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You might find this book interesting! This is essentially the theory put forward. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Consciousness_and_the_S...

Ah, that looks perfect! Thank you! I knew other people smarter than me must have stumbled onto this idea as well.

FWIW if you're looking for book recommendations this is similar to the thesis of Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid.

Yes, I read GEB many years ago and deeply enjoyed it.