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Call me stuck in ordinary decision theory, with less than universal values. I mostly seek info that will help me now make choices to assist myself and my descendants, given what I already know about us. The fact that I might have wanted to commit before the universe began to rating universes as better if they had later filters is not very relevant for what info I now will call "bad news."
The goal of UDT-style decision theories is making optimal decisions at any time, without needing to precommit in advance. Looking at the situation as if from before the beginning of time is argued to be the correct perspective from any location and state of knowledge, no matter what your values are.