Let’s take for granted that earth existing for million years before exploding is better than it exploding right away. Then, of course you should press the button. If you don’t do that, that’d mean that every time this sort of thing happens, you fare, on average, worse than someone who doesn’t update like you suggest. You should take the best bet, even acausally, especially if you’re gambling with the fate of the entire world.
If there’s some trick here why you should not press the button, I’m not seeing it.
Let’s take for granted that earth existing for million years before exploding is better than it exploding right away. Then, of course you should press the button. If you don’t do that, that’d mean that every time this sort of thing happens, you fare, on average, worse than someone who doesn’t update like you suggest. You should take the best bet, even acausally, especially if you’re gambling with the fate of the entire world.
If there’s some trick here why you should not press the button, I’m not seeing it.