I think this observation can resonate with anyone who has struggled with changing a of themselves that is so big it is part of their identity. For example peopl

I think this observation can resonate with anyone who has struggled with changing a of themselves that is so big it is part of their identity. For example people who are chronically depressed sometimes believe (including myself in the past) that taking pills to not be depressed will remove their intellectual edge and prevent them from having the insight of an outsider. It's objectively false, you actually get smarter since the depression isn't interfering with pursuing intellectual interests anymore.