You don't have a single capacity level. You have a capacity profile that shifts by domain. The meditator who's great at C1 self-awareness still outgroups politically without noticing. The systems thinker at work drops to C0 when their kid is threatened.

Every conflict you can identify — every war, every culture war, every us-vs-them movement — is C0 running at scale. Millions of people simultaneously operating from the same instinct that makes a chimp troop attack the neighbouring troop.

The goal isn't to eliminate C0. It's to recognise what sets us apart — and spend more time there.

Sometimes C0 is exactly right. Play, sport, love, dance — operating from instinct there gives you dopamine and serotonin. It's knowing when you should and when you shouldn't. That's the skill. And it's trainable.