>>12943831That's how it works in game theory and under Utilitarianism, but it's not really how humans always work. Many times people prioritize short term pleasure over long term stability. Many times people have no idea if the way stuff is right now will always be true. Market crashes, wars, natural disasters, personal accidents can happen all of a sudden and completely destroy every single plan a person might have written down. Anything that people don't really understand that well is always likely to be slightly different from the way they imagine it, which is why, even for the most calm-minded and logical thinker in the world, there's always a certain element of uncertainty.