Clearly, the desire-fulfillment theory of welfare is broader than hedonism, in that the desire-fulfillment theory accepts that what can constitute a benefit is wider than merely pleasure. But there are reasons for thinking that this broader theory is too broad. For one thing, people can have sensible desires that are simply too disconnected from their own lives to be relevant to their own welfare (Williams 1973: 262; Overvold 1980, 1982; Parfit 1984: 494). I desire that the starving in far-away countries get food. But the fulfilment of this desire of mine does not benefit me.