Utility maximization related to some selection process—evolutionary fitness, money, chance of getting elected—is very common and quite reliable.
We will not find any utility maximization related outside selection process—so we are not maximizers when it comes to happiness, global well-being, ecological responsibility, and so on.
This strikes me as a key insight.
(Not phrased as precisely as it could be, but still a key insight.)
This strikes me as a key insight.
(Not phrased as precisely as it could be, but still a key insight.)