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> Anyway, telling agent to NOT do something is always worse than telling agent to do something.

> That's why you should say something like "Use constants instead of magic strings/numbers" rather than "Do not use magic strings/numbers".

Pro tip: This is good guidance for communicating with humans as well. Don't just block people but give them a path forward. (But don't force them down that path, because people really hate feeling like their agency is being impinged.)



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