If the self is constituted moment-to-moment rather than as a continuous narrative accumulation, then preferring 'more past' conflates quantity of lived time with the quality of present awareness.

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Accumulation(as used in metaphysics): A gathering or building up of things over time, like stacking blocks higher and higher.
Conflates(in argumentation and logic): Treats two different things as if they're the same thing, or mixes them up in a way that causes confusion.
Constituted(as describing how intersubjectivity is formed): In philosophy, this means 'made up of' or 'formed through'—describing how something comes into existence or takes shape through a process.
Continuous narrative(as used in philosophy of personal identity): An unbroken story you tell about yourself—the idea that your identity is like a book where each chapter connects to the last and builds into one coherent life story.
Quality of present awareness(as used in philosophy of consciousness): How vividly, intensely, or fully you're conscious and paying attention right now, rather than just the amount of time that passes.
Quantity of lived time(as used in philosophy of time and personal identity): How much time you've actually experienced—basically, how long you've been alive or how many moments you've lived through.
Self (in philosophy)(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of mind): Your sense of 'you'—the continuous thing that feels like it thinks and acts. Philosophers debate whether this is one unified thing or a changing collection of moments.

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