> Is there a level of complexity in the environment that is a base requirement? I think you are unto something here. Either that or a necessary minimum of sens

> Is there a level of complexity in the environment that is a base requirement? I think you are unto something here. Either that or a necessary minimum of sensory/processing capacity to "take in"/parse/drawn information from the environment, which amounts to the same (you end up with a certain amount of environmental complexity that you can benefit from, as a "ceiling" ...