While I basically agree with you about hedonism, I think you’re being a bit too glib about your reason. Even someone who takes a pill that will give them a minute of ecstasy followed by death is caring about their “future self”; after all, the experience of putting a pill in their mouths is hardly worth pursuing for its own sake. This notion that future-me and present-me are sharply distinguishable requires clearer delineation to be useful.
While I basically agree with you about hedonism, I think you’re being a bit too glib about your reason. Even someone who takes a pill that will give them a minute of ecstasy followed by death is caring about their “future self”; after all, the experience of putting a pill in their mouths is hardly worth pursuing for its own sake. This notion that future-me and present-me are sharply distinguishable requires clearer delineation to be useful.
But then I don’t think going from future me to for example my children is so far. Edit: crossed out “not” before so)
Though I have encountered people who hold to “strong psychological hedonism”.
-- “But wouldn’t complete headwireing, the way you describe it kill the person? No memories no coherent thoughts just bliss-stasis.”
-- “Well you only want to maintain the person because in this very moment it gives you pleasure/less pain.”