The "far more important and consequential" thing you're touting is your ability to make decisions based purely on vibes. And not even consistent, broadly agreed-upon vibes like "murder is pretty bad". It's vibes of the most vile variety: "sentience is what I decided sentience is".
An average internet user is sentient, but a 1996 Nissan ECU isn't. Why? Because I said so. Tremble before my might!