" It seems likely that misaligned Minds are capable of predicting they’d lose any military action against the established core, so prefer toeing the line of acceptability or leaving Culture entirely. "

Isn't this how we force humans to adapt, or be 'aligned'.

How is human "alignment" different from AI "alignment".

At some point you realize the little guy can't win, so go with society. That's basically what this is describing happens to the minds.