>Presidents and their appointees come and go. The people pushing the regulators[1] are not subject to US election cycles.

While true, it’s also true that presidents and their appointees can vary wildly in their susceptibility to those “people pushing”. Both sides might be bad, but one’s very obviously worse.

> except the high priests of the LLMs / nascent Cthulhu-oid godlings...

I did not say that, but is so obvious, like looking through a plate glass window. There is no pressure, its just a natural transition to the end of bipedal life.

It isn't flippant, it's just not exclusively focused on your target of choice.