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The problem is, they didn't learn anything after they jumped. They hadn't changed their priors. They hadn't changed their desires.
The were being irrational before they jumped, irrational after they jumped, or both. With out knowing which is true, we can't say when their decision should count.
I assume you mean 'they didn't learn anything by jumping', which doesn't seem obviously true to me: They could have made predictions in the form of "when I jump, I will feel X" or "when I'm no longer in a position to plausibly feel responsible for taking care of X, I will feel Y" or "when I am certain I will die, I will feel X", and had those falsified.
I guess "didn't learn anything relevant after they jumped" would be most accurate.
Unless they actually killed themselves for a few seconds of relief.