That’s the Litany of the Politician. It’s the extreme case of politics, but it does seem to be what is at work in a lot of practical politics.
perhaps in this case we might modify it slightly differently:
“If holding an alief which corresponds to no expectations increases my utility, I desire to alieve it.”
This is perhaps more relevant to the idea of feeling “inadequate” and needing to increase one’s confidence.
That’s the Litany of the Politician. It’s the extreme case of politics, but it does seem to be what is at work in a lot of practical politics.
perhaps in this case we might modify it slightly differently:
“If holding an alief which corresponds to no expectations increases my utility, I desire to alieve it.”
This is perhaps more relevant to the idea of feeling “inadequate” and needing to increase one’s confidence.