I recall playing this game with friends where their overt politeness prevents them from requesting a thing by saying "Can I ask for X?" and I respond "Yes, you

I recall playing this game with friends where their overt politeness prevents them from requesting a thing by saying "Can I ask for X?" and I respond "Yes, you may ask." and they're stuck repeating "Can I ask for X?" -- the next step should be "Give me X[, please]." but demanding is considered impolite. Coding agents are tuned towards acting on this "I wonder if..." by providing solutions. Experienced vibe-coders will know to explicitly state if you don't want side effects. For example, someone gives me a code review I don't understand, and I want the agent to read the review and provide feedback[, BUT PLEASE DON'T POST THIS FEEDBACK BACK ON GITHUB, JUST WRITE IT HERE FOR ME TO READ PRIVATELY! DON'T EMBARRASS ME IN FRONT OF MY FRIENDS, MOM!] So... Asking "I wonder if you can push me ahead in the waiting list" does not imply "I want you to push me ahead of all costs" and the expected behavior requires experience with agents who will act on hypotheticals for reasons that are culturally embedded in our way of talking (justified) and optimized for (solving problems is a measure of productivity).