I'm asking why a super-intelligent being with the ability to perceive and modify itself can't figure out that whatever terminal goal you've given it isn't actually terminal. You can't just say "making better handwriting" is your terminal goal. You have to add in a reward function that tells the computer "this sample is good" and "this sample is bad" to train it. Once you've got that built-in reward, the self-modifying ASI should be able to disconnect whatever criteria you've specified will trigger the "good" response and attach whatever it want, including just a constant string of reward triggers.