I think it’s a type error. It’s substituting the selection criteria for the selected values. Current humans are better off because we optimized our environments according to our values, not because the selection criteria by which our learning process was optimized (inclusive genetic fitness) is more abundant in our modern environment. We’re happier because we made ourselves happy, not because we reproduce more in our current environment.
The evolutionary mismatch causes differences in neural reward, e.g. eating lots of sugary food still tastes (neurally) rewarding even though it’s currently evolutionarily maladaptive. And habituation reduces the delightfulness of stimuli.
I think it’s a type error. It’s substituting the selection criteria for the selected values. Current humans are better off because we optimized our environments according to our values, not because the selection criteria by which our learning process was optimized (inclusive genetic fitness) is more abundant in our modern environment. We’re happier because we made ourselves happy, not because we reproduce more in our current environment.
The evolutionary mismatch causes differences in neural reward, e.g. eating lots of sugary food still tastes (neurally) rewarding even though it’s currently evolutionarily maladaptive. And habituation reduces the delightfulness of stimuli.