I think the idea is tempting, but the more I look at the math, the more it feels like a rabbit hole. Chaos hides structure, but structure doesn’t automatically mean meaning, especially when the meaning is consciousness. In a network, the patterns are just signals, not necessarily intentional. To say there's an underlying rule for consciousness is to assume the rule exists, but perhaps the rule is not a rule at all—just a reflection of how our minds are wired to find patterns. So, maybe there’s a hint, maybe there’s none, and the real question is whether we can ever separate the pattern from the perception that the pattern exists.