I agree, I just think that the way in which LessWrong goes wrong is largely an entirely different way in which the parent depicts us as going wrong. :P > impro

I agree, I just think that the way in which LessWrong goes wrong is largely an entirely different way in which the parent depicts us as going wrong. :P > improving rationality will lead to a lot of massively better life outcomes IMO, to defend this, I'd argue for most people there's maybe oom of ten decisions over a lifetime that in hindsight could turn out to be really important, and if you can keep a calm head and think about it in those moments, you can potentially get a lot of benefits. Now usually there'll be lots of advice for those, and the "rational" (in the advertised, not actual, sense) answer is not always the best one, but even just stepping back, thinking about it, trying to find out how to gather evidence about it, can already possibly help out a ton. Most people get by fine doing well enough. And it doesn't take rationality to tell you not to invest your savings in scams, so the upside is limited. But for those few times where it really matters, there are some genuinely useful tools in there, IMO. (Though personally, I'm in it for the philosophy.)