timtyler comments on Wanting vs. Liking Revisited - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 09 July 2011 10:35:33PM * -2 points [-]

"Liking" is how positive reinforcement feels from the inside; "wanting" is how the motivation to do something feels from the inside.

In utility lingo, I have: "pleasure" -> actual utility, and "desire" -> expected utility.