This is a good point—one could already sign a future-altruism-contract with someone, and it would already be an expected gain if it worked. But we only see approximations to this, like insurance or marriage. So unless my copies are enough more trustworthy and thoughtful of me to make this work, maybe something on the more efficacious self-modification end of the spectrum is actually necessary.
This is a good point—one could already sign a future-altruism-contract with someone, and it would already be an expected gain if it worked. But we only see approximations to this, like insurance or marriage. So unless my copies are enough more trustworthy and thoughtful of me to make this work, maybe something on the more efficacious self-modification end of the spectrum is actually necessary.