An ethical thought experiment for the boys in the lesswrong/effective accelerationism/post-rationalist tendency.
- A future, post-transition you may exist as a girl.
- Regarding this as impossible or ridiculous may simply be denial.
- We don’t know how much dysphoria you are currently experiencing in comparison to her, as that can only be known post-transition.
- We therefore do not know how much your current dysphoria is reducing your cognitive power in comparison to your future, post transition self.
- Transitioning right now maximizes the availability of full cognitive power to her.
- Not doing so is therefore like travelling back in time to kill baby Einstein.
- Given all of this, when do you transition?