Comment by casey2

America is not a principled country. It has for a long time now operated on the protection racket model: externalizing costs onto citizens.

In the American model, anything that could destabilize society is the fault of an individual who should be punished, ironically this means collectives can do no wrong. Leaving AI safety up to people living in such a country is frightening.

Race is the one exception (maybe sports teams too), but that definitely doesn't help Venezuelans