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His TOS ending deserves to be retconned
This quote is literally saying to not do that.
Yeah, I'm reminded of one of the things the Emissary himself tried to explain to the Prophets. In this case, however, the past experience guiding Pike's choices in the present is already in the future...
Cited from: http://www.chakoteya.net/DS9/401.htm
The entire point of the season 1 finale is that if Pike's fate gets retconned it'll turn out very, very poorly. If Pike doesn't end up the way he did in TOS, it means he doesn't vacate the captain's chair on the Enterprise, and when the events of Balance of Terror happens, Pike's inclination towards compromise and peaceful negotiations leads the Romulan empire to conclude that the Federation is weak and declare war, causing the death of millions. Future!Pike even says at the end "every timeline where you don't end up in that accident ends up with something horrible happening, and someone else taking your place."
By my accounting Pike has four chances to walk away from his fate. Chronologically:
Basically it's a story of principles. He won't let others suffer for his personal comfort, and even tells Spock (via beep chair) not to risk his career for him.
You want to deny him the planet of eternal pleasure and delights?
The hilarious thing is, TOS already reconned it.