Hmm. I’m not sure that reference works the way you say it does. If an upload points at itself and the experience of pointing is copied, it seems fair to say that you have a bunch of individuals pointing at themselves, not all pointing at each other. Not sure why other forms of reference should be any different. Though if it does work the way you say, maybe it would explain why uploads seem to be different from pigs… unless you think that the pigs can’t refer to themselves except as a group either.
Hmm. I’m not sure that reference works the way you say it does. If an upload points at itself and the experience of pointing is copied, it seems fair to say that you have a bunch of individuals pointing at themselves, not all pointing at each other. Not sure why other forms of reference should be any different. Though if it does work the way you say, maybe it would explain why uploads seem to be different from pigs… unless you think that the pigs can’t refer to themselves except as a group either.