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The speaker says general-purpose planning machinery was useful for many goals in the ancestral environment and can be repurposed for long-term goals, such as becoming a senator or making a million dollars.
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“is general purpose and was useful for achieving a wide range of goals in the ancestral environment that can be repurposed for something like, you know, I have a long-term plan to become a senator or to make a million dollars”Play from 57:51Report a misattribution
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