LW posters have noticed many times that the most instrumentally rational people … rarely behave like Eliezer or Traditional Rationality would want them to. They exploited some peculiar factors, innate or unintentionally acquired advantages (genes, lucky upbringing, broad life experience) that LW attempts to emulate through some written advice and group meetings.
Perspective shift: Frequenting LW is a “peculiar factor”/acquired advantage.
Perspective shift: Frequenting LW is a “peculiar factor”/acquired advantage.