Sometimes we anthropomorphize complex systems and it's not really a problem, like how water "tries" to flow downhill, or the printer "wants" cyan ink. It's how we signal there's sufficient complexity (or unknowns) that can be ignored or deferred.
The problem arises when we apply this intuition to things where too many people in the audience might take it literally.
The problem arises when we apply this intuition to things where too many people in the audience might take it literally.