The argument is very unclear clear to me. What does “unbounded” mean? What does it mean to “retrocausally compress ‘self’”?
Are you postulating that: - the notion of “an individual” does not make sense even in principle —there exists something like “self”/”individual” in general, but we don’t know how to define rigorously —there exists something like “self”/”individual”, but specific individuals (people, in this case) are not able to precisely define ‘themselves’ - some fourth option?
(The second and third paragraph are even less clear to me, so if they present separate lines of thought, maybe let’s start with the first one)
Without bound, as in, without there existing some specific bound you will never surpass.
What does it mean to “retrocausally compress ‘self’”
Make yourself easier for your past self to index on. e.g. for an evil version, if Horde Prime wants Horde clones to work to benefit Horde Prime, Horde Prime can work to place himself in the center of the universe, which he previously programmed other Hordes to care about.
Are you postulating that: [...]
I’m saying something closest to #3. In order to specify an individual, you have to be able to point at them in some way.
The argument is very unclear clear to me. What does “unbounded” mean? What does it mean to “retrocausally compress ‘self’”?
Are you postulating that:
- the notion of “an individual” does not make sense even in principle
—there exists something like “self”/”individual” in general, but we don’t know how to define rigorously
—there exists something like “self”/”individual”, but specific individuals (people, in this case) are not able to precisely define ‘themselves’
- some fourth option?
(The second and third paragraph are even less clear to me, so if they present separate lines of thought, maybe let’s start with the first one)
Without bound, as in, without there existing some specific bound you will never surpass.
Make yourself easier for your past self to index on. e.g. for an evil version, if Horde Prime wants Horde clones to work to benefit Horde Prime, Horde Prime can work to place himself in the center of the universe, which he previously programmed other Hordes to care about.
I’m saying something closest to #3. In order to specify an individual, you have to be able to point at them in some way.