The Map Collector

All of the heavy lifting to establish the criteria for mind was a necessary evil in order to get to the interesting stuff—the practical applications. If I accept that anything meeting all six criteria qualifies as a mind, how does that change my perspective on things and the decisions I make? Having clearly differentiated a mind from a brain from a consciousness, and having decided to ignore the latter two, what other systems is it useful to consider as a mind?
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