I agree with your first sentence - it’s not one or the other - because they are so intertwined that they are hard to separate. I need to say that I have not ye

I agree with your first sentence - it’s not one or the other - because they are so intertwined that they are hard to separate. I need to say that I have not yet experienced or seen an action which is not driven by needs (I subscribe to the NVC model of action). We have needs which make us want things. We rationalize based on preferences which is another label for needs. So, we act on needs, mostly subconscious, and tell ourselves stories. That’s about it.