My sense was that he was discussing one’s ‘environment in general’, and I was recommending thinking of LW as part of his environment, since it has some good memes. I wasn’t trying to correct a misunderstanding of LW, but rather encourage him to absorb good memes from LW.
I believe Ialdabaoth is referring to other environmental factors, not Lesswrong.
My sense was that he was discussing one’s ‘environment in general’, and I was recommending thinking of LW as part of his environment, since it has some good memes. I wasn’t trying to correct a misunderstanding of LW, but rather encourage him to absorb good memes from LW.