That’s a good point. Time discounting (a “time premium” for the past) has also made me very concerned about the welfare of Boltzmann brains in the first moments after the Big Bang. It might seem intractable to still improve their welfare, but if there is any nonzero chance, the EV will be overwhelming!
But I also see the value in longtermism because if these Boltzmann brains had positive welfare, it’ll be even more phenomenally positive from the vantage points of our descendants millions of years from now!
That’s a good point. Time discounting (a “time premium” for the past) has also made me very concerned about the welfare of Boltzmann brains in the first moments after the Big Bang. It might seem intractable to still improve their welfare, but if there is any nonzero chance, the EV will be overwhelming!
But I also see the value in longtermism because if these Boltzmann brains had positive welfare, it’ll be even more phenomenally positive from the vantage points of our descendants millions of years from now!