> ... people do not do things they do not value. They most certainly do. You are confusing doing X because one values doing X with doing X because they really

> ... people do not do things they do not value. They most certainly do. You are confusing doing X because one values doing X with doing X because they really want Y. Be it biology, economics, or (especially) self-preservation—among many other possible rationales—it does not follow that seeking any of those Ys means one values doing the X one believes necessary to get to the Y.