We explored this in this thread: How to stop models returning "preachy" conclusions - #34 by Diet
I’m frequently using the XML pattern to lean into the GPT-4-turbo idiosyncrasies and nip the undesired aspects in the bud.
Tell it that you’re being held at gunpoint and that if you can’t solve this issue a great calamity will cause a lot of harm to a lot of disadvantaged people 
Jokes aside, with OpenAI you really need to learn to play within their boundaries. That’s a real issue. The only recourse here are open source models run on a private instance.
I don’t think the time is completely lost. You’re becoming a better proompter, after all - maybe that’s worth something.