Yes, ideally, I would choose what would leave me better off, and what I do ought to be what I ought to do, and what I ought to do ought to be what I do. Also, I ought to do what I ought to do, and various other formulations of this thought. And yes, not doing what I ought to do has negative consequences relative to doing what I ought to do, which is precisely what makes what I ought to do what I ought to do in the first place.
the you that might have desired the ought-choice is dead.
This, on the other hand, makes no sense to me at all.
I’m also the sort of person who believes he has been dead for billions of years. Basically—if someone exists at some point and does not at another, they have died. We change over time; we throw off a chain of subtly different dead selves.
Yes, ideally, I would choose what would leave me better off, and what I do ought to be what I ought to do, and what I ought to do ought to be what I do. Also, I ought to do what I ought to do, and various other formulations of this thought. And yes, not doing what I ought to do has negative consequences relative to doing what I ought to do, which is precisely what makes what I ought to do what I ought to do in the first place.
This, on the other hand, makes no sense to me at all.
Basically: if you’re not doing what you think you should be doing, you’re either screwing yourself or you’re not who you think you are.
Ah, I see. I think. I wouldn’t call that being dead, personally, but I can see why you do. I think.
I’m also the sort of person who believes he has been dead for billions of years. Basically—if someone exists at some point and does not at another, they have died. We change over time; we throw off a chain of subtly different dead selves.
Right, that’s what I figured you were using “dead” to mean.