There’s this crackpot racist theory that all the people in ancient civilizations weren’t conscious, merely operating on “auto pilot”.

This is wrong, obviously, but it does raise an interesting thought about people who operate “largely with their brain switched off”. They don’t give much thought into things. Ever.

Probably just part of the universal human condition tbh. You have people who gay, autistic, those that fear death, etc. Stuff about being human that permeates time and location.

There’s nothing stopping people from just… Not being deep thinkers. They’re not dumb, they just don’t think too deeply about stuff.