Saying that resource acquisition is in the service of improved planning (because it makes future plans better) seems like a bit of a stretch—you could just as easily say that improved planning is in the service of resource acquisition (because it lets you use resources you couldn’t before). “But executing plans is how you get the goal!” you might say, and “But using your resources is how you get to the goal!” is the reply.
Maybe this is nitpicking, because I agree with you that there is some central thing going on here that is the same whatever you choose to call “more fundamental.” Some essence of getting to the goal, even though the world is bigger than me. So I’m looking forward to where this is headed.
Saying that resource acquisition is in the service of improved planning (because it makes future plans better) seems like a bit of a stretch—you could just as easily say that improved planning is in the service of resource acquisition (because it lets you use resources you couldn’t before). “But executing plans is how you get the goal!” you might say, and “But using your resources is how you get to the goal!” is the reply.
Maybe this is nitpicking, because I agree with you that there is some central thing going on here that is the same whatever you choose to call “more fundamental.” Some essence of getting to the goal, even though the world is bigger than me. So I’m looking forward to where this is headed.