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I think this 'strict' use is a distortion of the concept of achievement. This kind achievement is very similar in nature to other achievements and for most part, yes, the part we call an 'achievement' is primarily signal, with any utility beyond that just a bonus.
If you're using 'achievement' in the video game sense, sure. I assumed that 'achievement' meant achieving something that mattered; that is, utility.
It's probably good cognitive hygiene to keep the two as clearly distinct as feasible.
No, I'm using the human sense. The one all linked up to 'success' in ways people don't tend to explicitly understand.
I haven't met many people whose utility functions appear restricted to things that matter.
I think that you're talking about near-mode feel-good, while I'm talking about far-mode feel-good.
To things that matter to you, perhaps. And I haven't met many people that have utility functions; that is, that behave as rational optimizers. But a utility function by definition is restricted to things that matter to the mind that has it.
I think you are right.