Suppose I’m in a situation where I think my future self, if they were updateful and/or have indexical values, would do something against my current preferences.
Your future self will frame this as having discovered who it truly should be, rather than having changed what it is. At least, that is how I observe people speak of the process of maturation. And your future self will know more and have more experience, so why should your current temporal cross-section get to lock itself in forever? Would you endorse your ten-year-old self having that power?
Your future self will frame this as having discovered who it truly should be, rather than having changed what it is. At least, that is how I observe people speak of the process of maturation. And your future self will know more and have more experience, so why should your current temporal cross-section get to lock itself in forever? Would you endorse your ten-year-old self having that power?