Any “trade with a future dominator” is unreliable because:
You can’t verify the counterparty’s identity, continuity, or promises.
You can’t enforce the bargain.
You may be selecting for an adversary that exploits exactly this kind of reasoning.
FWIW this is basically my argument against acausal bargaining. If “sane people don’t read blackmail letters” is a principle worth upholding then acausal trade is basically imagining blackmail letters preemptively… and then reading, and following through on them.
FWIW this is basically my argument against acausal bargaining. If “sane people don’t read blackmail letters” is a principle worth upholding then acausal trade is basically imagining blackmail letters preemptively… and then reading, and following through on them.