People are only capable of acting upon their own utility function.
Kind of by definition. Utility function != self-interest, though. Many of us have expressions in our utility functions for other people’s expressed or inferred desires.
I don’t think I redefined “selfish”.
I think you did. You picked a formal definition that does not match common usage. And you utterly failed to deconstruct why anyone would care either way.
Kind of by definition. Utility function != self-interest, though. Many of us have expressions in our utility functions for other people’s expressed or inferred desires.
I think you did. You picked a formal definition that does not match common usage. And you utterly failed to deconstruct why anyone would care either way.