Say, let’s admit consciousness is the result of a physical process.
Then say this process only goes “forward” when our time coordinate increases. Just like an egg gets cooked when it’s temperature coordinate increases, but it doesn’t get more or less cooked when it’s temperature coordinate decreases.
This would mean that going back in time doesn’t result in any perceptible change, since your consciousness hasn’t evolved from it’s “former” state.
Thus making it possible for us to be travelling through plenty of dimensions in varied directions, only ever experiencing the brief times when you happen to be moving in increasing time. Or whatever combination of movement along varied dimensions makes it possible for you to be conscious.
TLDR: i need to take shorter showers
Here’s Dr. Bernardo Kastrup (PhD in Computer Science (AI) and a PhD in Philosophy, and he worked at CERN) explaining analytic idealism. This is a framework where consciousness is fundamental, not matter. Not magic, not metaphysics: a structured, peer-reviewed alternative to the gaps in physicalism you ignore:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-rXm7Uk9Ys
Also his articles here: https://philpeople.org/profiles/bernardo-kastrup
If you’re open to alternatives, actually engage with the materials given. Also the things Ageedizzle linked. And if you are going to dismiss these, before asking me for yet another model, please define what you would accept as proof.