Too many of our preferences reflect nasty behaviours and states of mind that were genetically adaptive in the ancestral environment. Instead, wouldn't it be better if we rewrote our own corrupt code?

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Too many of our preferences reflect nasty behaviours and states of mind that were genetically adaptive in the ancestral environment. Instead, wouldn't it be better if we rewrote our own corrupt code?" in the context of ""The Abolitionist Project", Talks given at the FHI (Oxford University) and the Charity International Happiness Conference, 2007" to mean that wisdom is timeless.