This depends largely on how many cycles you have to burn before you have to make a “moral decision”. If you are in a dark alleyway and someone is walking towards you brandishing a knife, then it probably isn’t a good time to “go meta” (unless climbing up the fire escape is “going meta”).
Personally, my “self” would not be called upon to try to solve that decision problem; decisions would be made by only semi-self-like cognitive processes. There may be more precise examples.
This depends largely on how many cycles you have to burn before you have to make a “moral decision”. If you are in a dark alleyway and someone is walking towards you brandishing a knife, then it probably isn’t a good time to “go meta” (unless climbing up the fire escape is “going meta”).
Personally, my “self” would not be called upon to try to solve that decision problem; decisions would be made by only semi-self-like cognitive processes. There may be more precise examples.