a lot of rationalists seem to take for granted a position I would describe as "cognitive irrealism," where the needs and operating conditions of their minds (and *any* mind) are just another limit for reason to transcend

"why am I plateauing on [skill I am trying to build]? I am skipping six to eight hours of sleep a night, eating rarely and poorly, I never see daylight or move my body in a pleasant or useful way, and I never talk to anyone. I'm *so dedicated* so why am I not getting better??"

or:

"the poor should simply go miles out of their way to buy cheap groceries to prepare healthy meals with one (1) hotplate and no dishwasher, after getting off of a ten-hour shift, every weekday, and then they would be healthier, and have significant money to save"

like obviously there's more than one thing going on with the second example, but there are striking continuities between the second and the first. I don't think it's just rationalists, either, who blame themselves this way