GP was describing acquiring power, which is completely orthogonal to being aligned with our values. (Indeed, power-seeking is usually deemed to be a bad thing.)

GP was describing acquiring power, which is completely orthogonal to being aligned with our values. (Indeed, power-seeking is usually deemed to be a bad thing.) There are certainly ecological and mimetic niches where pro-social behaviors will improve fitness. But it’s also certain that anti-social (defect/dominate/parasite) behaviors will improve fitness in many niches.