I don’t think I agree with this, unless one is able to make a comparative claim about the importance (from a longtermist perspective) of these events relative to future events’ importance—which is exactly what I’m questioning.
I do think that weighting earlier generations more heavily is correct, though; I don’t feel that much turns on whether one construes this as prior choice or an update from one’s prior.
I don’t think I agree with this, unless one is able to make a comparative claim about the importance (from a longtermist perspective) of these events relative to future events’ importance—which is exactly what I’m questioning.
I do think that weighting earlier generations more heavily is correct, though; I don’t feel that much turns on whether one construes this as prior choice or an update from one’s prior.