'Why Anthropic?' With Real Substance: Why Not OpenAI, Is It Really Safe, and the Money Question

How to answer the most-asked Anthropic question and its reported follow-ups: why Anthropic over OpenAI, how you know Anthropic is actually good at safety, how it could improve, and how you feel about possibly earning less. Includes dated evidence to cite, a model answer structure, and the 'anti-sell' recruiters use.