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I answer the objection that psychological continuity¹ theories leave concern for our future selves unjustified by arguing (1) that identity is irrelevant to the justification of such concern, and (2) that concern is a "component" of psychological continuity² and not something for which continuity provides independent justification; just as concern for my friends is part of what makes them my friends, so concern for my future selves is part of what makes them my future selves.