I think this ignores the internal conflict in most people’s psyche. The simplest form of this is long term vs short term thinking, but certainly our desires pul

I think this ignores the internal conflict in most people’s psyche. The simplest form of this is long term vs short term thinking, but certainly our desires pull us in competing, sometimes opposite, directions. Am I the me who loves cake or the me who wants to be in shape? Am I the me who wants to watch movies or who wants to write a book? These are not simply different peaks of a given utility function, they are different utility functions entirely. Soon after being put on, the whispering earring would go insane.