No, I’m using the human sense. The one all linked up to ‘success’ in ways people don’t tend to explicitly understand.
I think that you’re talking about near-mode feel-good, while I’m talking about far-mode feel-good.
I haven’t met many people whose utility functions appear restricted to things that matter.
To things that matter to you, perhaps. And I haven’t met many people that have utility functions; that is, that behave as rational optimizers. But a utility function by definition is restricted to things that matter to the mind that has it.
No, I’m using the human sense. The one all linked up to ‘success’ in ways people don’t tend to explicitly understand.
I haven’t met many people whose utility functions appear restricted to things that matter.
I think that you’re talking about near-mode feel-good, while I’m talking about far-mode feel-good.
To things that matter to you, perhaps. And I haven’t met many people that have utility functions; that is, that behave as rational optimizers. But a utility function by definition is restricted to things that matter to the mind that has it.
I think you are right.