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.
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.