we do what makes us feel good (at the margin) and refrain from doing what makes us feel bad (at the margin)
By “(at the margin)” do you just mean that we’re definitely aiming at some local optimum, and possibly missing better (but harder to reach) world/self states? If so, I agree. If not, I don’t get your meaning.
By “(at the margin)” do you just mean that we’re definitely aiming at some local optimum, and possibly missing better (but harder to reach) world/self states? If so, I agree. If not, I don’t get your meaning.
Marginal thinking