I agree that this is accurate but worry that it doesn’t help the sort of person who wants just one future to put more weight on. What futures count as marginal depend on the strategy you’re considering, and on what actions you expect other people to take—you can’t just find some concrete future that is “the marginal future,” and only take actions that affect that one future.
If you want to avoid the computational burden of consequentialism, rather than focusing on just one future I think a solid recommendation is the virtue-ethical death with dignity strategy.
I agree that this is accurate but worry that it doesn’t help the sort of person who wants just one future to put more weight on. What futures count as marginal depend on the strategy you’re considering, and on what actions you expect other people to take—you can’t just find some concrete future that is “the marginal future,” and only take actions that affect that one future.
If you want to avoid the computational burden of consequentialism, rather than focusing on just one future I think a solid recommendation is the virtue-ethical death with dignity strategy.