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    It is not the case that If psychological connectedness rather than identity grounds rational preferences, past extension with rich remembered experience satisfies this criterion equally.

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    • 1.Rational preferences require present or future-directed stakes; past experiences cannot be affected by current choices.
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    • 2.Psychological connectedness degrades over time—distant past memories are typically fragmented, unclear, and causally inert for agency.
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    • 3.Grounding preferences in past extension creates absurd results: you'd equally prioritize satisfying a childhood version with faded memories.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Rational preferences require continuity of experience and memory, not metaphysical identity—psychological connectedness suffices.
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    • 2.Rich remembered experience creates equal capacity for preference formation and practical deliberation as present consciousness does.
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    • 3.If identity is what matters for rational agency, past selves with vivid memories satisfy this equally to current temporal stages.
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