I run into successful rationalists all the time in the business world. They might not self-label (I don't, though I acknowledge that the sequences have drastica

I run into successful rationalists all the time in the business world. They might not self-label (I don't, though I acknowledge that the sequences have drastically changed my life), but we're definitely in the demo he's talking about. Yes, there may be some selection bias, but I know for a fact that the way I'm able to contribute at work has quite a bit to do with things I've learned from the rationalist community. It definitely improves things to work some of the relevant lingo into your work environment so you can more easily help colleagues grok why the perspective you have on a topic seems very different, and I can see an argument that in many areas you'd be better off with specific knowledge. But is that the trade-off? Not in my experience. You can have both, or at least 80% of both.