Because it’s obvious. Why is it obvious? Because I want to maximize the number of paperclips really existing in the universe, not the ones I directly observe existing—so I can’t just care about the paperclips in the branch that I will eventually experience decohering to.
My goals imply that I should maximize the second, of course.
Why is that an “of course”?
Because it’s obvious. Why is it obvious? Because I want to maximize the number of paperclips really existing in the universe, not the ones I directly observe existing—so I can’t just care about the paperclips in the branch that I will eventually experience decohering to.
Isn’t it obivious?