but we usually endorse the way that our values change over time, so this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
I’m pretty skeptical of this, of course it seems that way because we are the ones with the new values, but I think this is like 70% just a tautology of valuing valuing the things we currently value, and 20% a psychological thing that justifies our decisions in retrospect and make them seem more consistent than they are, and only 10% any sort of actual consistency effect where if I asked myself at time x if it endorses the value changes I’ve made at future time y, past me would say “yes, y is better than x”.
Also, I find it hard to imagine hating my past self so much that I would want to kill him or allow him to be killed.
I could easily imagine a future version of myself after e.g. hundreds of years of value drift that I would see as horrifying and no longer consider them me.
Eh, the me of 4 or 5 wanted to play with swords, I still want to play with swords. I guess I’m less interested in toys, but I think that was mostly because my options were restricted (the things I like to do now were not possible).
Anyway, I think this is the wrong framing. Our minds develop into maturity from child->adult, after that it’s a lot more stable. I’m not even sure children are complete agents.
It’s true our preferences get more stable as we get older but I still think over the course of decades they change. We’re typically bad at predicting what we’ll want in 10 years even at much older ages.
I’m pretty skeptical of this, of course it seems that way because we are the ones with the new values, but I think this is like 70% just a tautology of valuing valuing the things we currently value, and 20% a psychological thing that justifies our decisions in retrospect and make them seem more consistent than they are, and only 10% any sort of actual consistency effect where if I asked myself at time x if it endorses the value changes I’ve made at future time y, past me would say “yes, y is better than x”.
I could easily imagine a future version of myself after e.g. hundreds of years of value drift that I would see as horrifying and no longer consider them me.
Skill issue, past me endorses current me.
I doubt this, it’s very hard to achieve giving developmental issues with stuff like shifting hormones
For instance I bet the you of 4 or 5 would want you to spend your money on much more candy and toys than the you of today.
Eh, the me of 4 or 5 wanted to play with swords, I still want to play with swords. I guess I’m less interested in toys, but I think that was mostly because my options were restricted (the things I like to do now were not possible).
Anyway, I think this is the wrong framing. Our minds develop into maturity from child->adult, after that it’s a lot more stable. I’m not even sure children are complete agents.
It’s true our preferences get more stable as we get older but I still think over the course of decades they change. We’re typically bad at predicting what we’ll want in 10 years even at much older ages.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3SDjtu6aAsHt4iZsR/davey-morse-s-shortform?commentId=3mDiPDcE4wfFnaoDt