I have to go back to my original comment: maximization of utility is inherent in utility theory. If you stop looking at utility as a function to be maximized, the whole thing falls apart.
Both are supposed to represent how valuable different outcomes are to a decision maker. If that representation is accurate, maximization/minimization is implied from the decision maker's perspective.
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Of course no real life agent has a single consistent set of preferences, or can literally optimize (which takes boundless resources), etc. So even if you get that function right, it may not be useful to describe their behavior. But it can often be a good approximation.
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Anyway, getting late for this potat. G'night.
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