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		FpUser on Jan 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fewer people are buying electric cars in the US >"And you are definitely making sub optimal decisions because you’re human." Nope. I prefer to do what I want. And want is the criteria and hence optimal by definition. What others might think about it does not matter at all.

Dylan16807 on Jan 4, 2024 [–]

This is about what would actually make you happier down the line, not about what other people think.

If you could accurately predict what would make you happy, and decide based on that, it would be optimal.

You don't.

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