[W]e should generally expect more people to claim benefits than to actually experience them.
I don’t think this claim is supported. There are reasons (some presented) why we should expect this. There are also reasons (a few listed below) why we should expect the opposite. I don’t see at all why we should expect either set to dominate.
Reasons I might not post a benefit I’ve accrued:
1) I’m too busy out enjoying my improved life.
2) The self-congratulatory thread smells too much of an affective death spiral.
3) I am unsure how much of the benefit was actually from x-rationality and how much was from other sources.
3.1) 3, plus overcompensation for cognitive dissonance and similar biases.
4) It feels like bragging—and in fact, it seems to sometimes be interpreted this way; look at some of the reaction Luke has got for some of his posts.
5) I’m busy focusing on improving further; posting a comment listing benefits I’ve derived so far might not be an effective means to this goal.
I don’t think this claim is supported. There are reasons (some presented) why we should expect this. There are also reasons (a few listed below) why we should expect the opposite. I don’t see at all why we should expect either set to dominate.
Reasons I might not post a benefit I’ve accrued:
1) I’m too busy out enjoying my improved life. 2) The self-congratulatory thread smells too much of an affective death spiral. 3) I am unsure how much of the benefit was actually from x-rationality and how much was from other sources. 3.1) 3, plus overcompensation for cognitive dissonance and similar biases. 4) It feels like bragging—and in fact, it seems to sometimes be interpreted this way; look at some of the reaction Luke has got for some of his posts. 5) I’m busy focusing on improving further; posting a comment listing benefits I’ve derived so far might not be an effective means to this goal.