The gp actually just said what it said; in response to "They have kids. Developing a sentient being is a higher priority", that probably means "raising kids is

The gp actually just said what it said; in response to "They have kids. Developing a sentient being is a higher priority", that probably means "raising kids is just another hobby" - not a judgment of whether hobbies or a job should take priority. I.e. that him saying "developing a sentient being has higher priority..." is about the same as someone else saying "my creative hat-making has higher priority...". Sure, that may be true for many people. But given two otherwise roughly equivalent candidates with W>L and L>W priorities, why would a company choose the latter?