I agree, but I think your example of bulldozing the jungle is not the best one as it evokes the picture of the humans being in sufficient control to begin with to start bulldozing. I think you need to come up with an analogy where the humans are initially held in a prison by chimpanzees (or small children or something). Getting out of prison by lying about how harmless you are is one plausible avenue.
I have a more realistic example of how it might go. It’s actually a real example I heard.
Two children locked their father in one room by closing the door, using the key to lock the door, and taking the key. And then making fun of him inside, confident that he wouldn’t get out (the room being on the third floor). They were mortally surprised when a minute later he was appearing behind them having opened a window and found a way down on the outside (I don’t know how, maybe over the balcony to a neighbor or down a pipe) and then just in thru the main entrance with his main key.
I agree, but I think your example of bulldozing the jungle is not the best one as it evokes the picture of the humans being in sufficient control to begin with to start bulldozing. I think you need to come up with an analogy where the humans are initially held in a prison by chimpanzees (or small children or something). Getting out of prison by lying about how harmless you are is one plausible avenue.
I have a more realistic example of how it might go. It’s actually a real example I heard.
No need to deceive here either.