Is it irrational to desire or view as beneficial things which would, in effect,

Is it irrational to desire or view as beneficial things which would, in effect,

Is it irrational to desire or view as beneficial things which would, in effect, make one a different person? For example, take someone who has a great admiration for David Beckham. While there it might seem perfectly ordinary for this person to say things like "I wish I were just like David Beckham," it seems to me that this wish, if taken literally, is somehow incoherent.

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