It is not in principle possible to do better in that scenario. It is in principle possible to do better than, say, two-boxing on Newcomb’s problem, even though a CDT agent always does that.
If I randomly get hit by a meteor, there isn’t a lot I could have done to avoid it. If I willingly drive faster than the speed limit and get myself killed in an accident, there isn’t a lot of excuses for why not to abide by the speed limit and survive.
It is not in principle possible to do better in that scenario. It is in principle possible to do better than, say, two-boxing on Newcomb’s problem, even though a CDT agent always does that.
If I randomly get hit by a meteor, there isn’t a lot I could have done to avoid it. If I willingly drive faster than the speed limit and get myself killed in an accident, there isn’t a lot of excuses for why not to abide by the speed limit and survive.