Roko once argued to me that if we are to discount the future, we should use our true discounting function: a hyperbolic function. Because even if that’s inherently irrational, it’s still what we want. This would also not display the behaviour you discuss here.
According to Against Discount rates, it does make you vulnerable to a Dutch Book.
According to Against Discount rates, it does make you vulnerable to a Dutch Book.
Damn, can’t find the cartoon now that says “Pffft, I’ll let Future Me deal with it. That guy’s a dick!”
I think you are referring to this comic which was referred to in this comment which I found by googling your quote without quotes.
Thanks—though the lmgtfy link was unnecessarily rude, I did try various Google combinations without success.
Perhaps this?