lmm comments on Open Thread, May 5 - 11, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion
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Largely, but not entirely. There are cases where evolution optimises for something different from what you want. And there are cases where the environment has changed faster than evolution can track.
Evolution always optimizes for the same thing :-/
If you want something different, that's your problem :-D
Is it time to restart the "Read the Sequences" meme?
Specifically: The Tragedy of Group Selectionism
Well, at least read the wiki entry.