RichardKennaway comments on The Human's Hidden Utility Function (Maybe) - Less Wrong
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No, although this idea pops up often enough that I have given it a name: the Texas Sharpshooter Utility Function.
There are two things glaringly wrong with it. Firstly, it is not a utility function in the sense of VNM (proof left as an exercise). Secondly, it does not describe how anything works -- it is purely post hoc (hence the name).