realize that it can attain this goal faster by breaking out and taking charge of the project itself. To see why, try to put yourself in Prometheus’ shoes by considering the following example. Suppose that a mysterious disease has killed everybody on Earth above age five except you, and that a group of kindergartners has locked you into a prison cell and tasked you with the goal of helping humanity flourish. What will you do? If you try to explain to them what to do, you’ll probably find this process frustratingly inefficient, especially if they fear your breaking out, and therefore veto any of
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