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> There was a distinct lack of self-reflection

It’s not their fault, they’re lawnmowers.

And these are the people we’re entrusting to work on “alignment”. It’s difficult for them to do that when they’re not aligned themselves.



“Why does my lawnmower keep on moving when I hop off of it after ratchet-strapping the seat and the pedal down?”

This would be a legitimately big problem if lawnmowers became continuously more and more valuable the more securely you ratchet-strapped their accelerators down, wouldn't it?



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