I think that interpretation is a little too narrow. Most importantly, they don't want "reality filtered", they want it bent to their desires. Evil is just stup

I think that interpretation is a little too narrow. Most importantly, they don't want "reality filtered", they want it bent to their desires. Evil is just stupidity endowed with power. In your example, the counterfactual part is being ignored out of disregard for other people's interests. A short-sighted and egoistic approach. But of course, generally, subjective interests do not translate to common good in aggregate.