> But beyond that, you're sadly mistaken if you believe that humans actually maximize utility and follow any kind of logical equation in their lives. This obje

> But beyond that, you're sadly mistaken if you believe that humans actually maximize utility and follow any kind of logical equation in their lives. This objection is of the kind "you can't use scientific models to describe our world": Planets are not points (don't use Newton's equations). Temperature begins to exist only after you wait an infinite amount of time for the system to reach an equilibrium. etc. The maximization of utility may be an approximation, but it's definitely a more helpful mental model of human preferences than none at all, and claiming that somehow hating failures and loving success should translate into self-loathing because all humans are fallible. Anyhow, I'm working on not arguing this year, so I'll leave you here. Sorry I started this branch of the discussion.