So, some sort of ability to record information and make generalizations is absolutely essential to making it through life.

所以记录信息的能力,和归纳的能力是非常重要的,是我们生存的关键。

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Well, I disagree with someone, what I think is essential is ready universal access to universal, ready access to all the information.

我有一些不同观点，我认为最重要的是,我们要使每个人都能有途径得到，所有的信息。

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And it turns out that collecting information about categories is essential to our survival.

我们发现收集类别的信息,以我们的生存至关重要。

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