As I said, it’s just a special case, with utility maximization not being the best form for thinking about it (as you noted, simple logic suffices here). The conjecture is that everything in decision-making is a special case of utility maximization.
The conjecture is that everything in decision-making is a special case of utility maximization.
Sure—Just like every program can be written out in brainfuck. But you wouldn’t actually use that in real life, because it is not efficient.
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As I said, it’s just a special case, with utility maximization not being the best form for thinking about it (as you noted, simple logic suffices here). The conjecture is that everything in decision-making is a special case of utility maximization.
Sure—Just like every program can be written out in brainfuck. But you wouldn’t actually use that in real life, because it is not efficient.