The problem with ‘utility’ is it puts incommensurables into same tradeoff formula. There’s at least 6 levels of utility that only trade under distortion of duress:
survival utility
will-to-power utility
hedonistic utility
artistic utility
convivial utility
post-verbal utility
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Yes in theory you will sell (out) each level for the next, but it’s not like trading or even currency trading. It’s closest to the idea of debasement. A fixing of an impedance mismatch between value and its representation.
