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I don't think it's necessary for 'rationality' to be used an applause light for this to happen. The only things needed, in my mind, are:
And because the final bullet point is always what occurs throughout history, the only difference - and really the only thing necessary for this to happen - is that rationalists make up a greater share of the elite over time.