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My, thank god people are perfect utility-optimising machines and not complex brains with a ton of psychological and neurological weaknesses and quirks :-) If p
by andrepd 3y ago
My, thank god people are perfect utility-optimising machines and not complex brains with a ton of psychological and neurological weaknesses and quirks :-)
If people behaved like you're saying there would be no drug addicts or gambling addicts, or even obesity or depression.
- Filligree 3y agoThere's definitely a school of thought that goes "If they're gambling, then gambling must be their highest value; and they're lying if they say otherwise." "Revealed preferences", if you want something to search for. The most obvious issue is that humans aren't utility-maximizers.