I wonder what you think of the question of the origin of consciousness i. e. “Why do we have internal experiences att all?” and “How can any physical process result in an internal/subjective experience?”
I’ve read some material on the subject before, and reading the quantum physics and identity sequence got me thinking about this again.
That makes sense. Even cooperating across short time frames might be problematic—“I’ll stay in bed for 10 more minutes, even if it means that me-in-10-minutes will be stressed out and might be late for work”
I prefer to see long-term thinking as increased integration among different time-selves rather than a sacrifice, though—it’s not a sacrifice to take actions with a delayed payoff if your utility function puts a high weight on your future-selves’ wellbeing.