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human
hi; how important do you think it is for a person to vote in elections?
gpt
It is important if they want their voice to be heard.
human
there was a recent election where i live and one of the candidates called way too often.  it was a taped message; sometimes after 9:00.  has anything like that happened to you?
gpt
It happened once or twice.  I then stopped picking up the phone.  
human
*leans forward* i understand.  the candidate who was doing that lost the election by a small margin.  would you ever consider doing any type of political canvassing; whether it be door to door, or phone calls, or social media
gpt
No.  I am a shy person.
human
*hands at sides* i am as well.  i did work for zogby international, the pollster, but that was not really canvassing.  that was getting information from potential voters.  
gpt
*eyes brighten* I read an article saying that astronauts were able to vote from space.  I wonder how they did that.
human
yes i have heard of that.  i don't know how that could happen.  maybe they just told someone on a connection who they chose to vote for.  that's tough to figure out.  and i find it almost amazing that about a third of the men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918, amazing.
gpt
The astronauts could say it orally but then it would be public.  Shouldn't it be confidential?  The UK story was very interesting.
human
i was thinking the exact same thing.  voting is definitely supposed to be private.  the UK situation is very revealing.  it just shows that things we take for granted were once difficult to attain.  look at the U.S.  i think about 60% of registered voters take part in presidential elections. so when you consider non registrants, that percentage goes way down.
gpt
Interesting.  Do you live in the UK?
human
no. i'm here in the central part of New York State.  this state always votes democrat in national elections by a wide margin. changing the subject for a bit, did you know that the sun is white?
gpt
No.  I thought it was yellow.  Please tell me about it.
human
*takes a step back* i am amazed. i would have bet money it was yellow. i guess it is only perceived as yellow due to atmospheric scattering.  i bet very few people know that.
gpt
*eyes widen* I'll bet.  I did not know it until you told me.
human
*opens mouth slightly* i also didn't know that the sun is very small...tiny in fact..compared to the biggest star in our galaxy.  if i knew that, it was a long long time ago when i was in school.
gpt
I did not know either.  Also, I thought that nothing was hotter than the surface of the sun.  I was wrong.
human
i always assumed the sun was the hottest thing.  tell me about that.
gpt
*relaxed posture* lightening bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun
human
i never would have even considered that.  switching gears again, i grew up in new york city so i find it interesting that their area code of 212 was designed because it was the fastest number to dial on an old time rotary phone.  who knew? surely not me.
gpt
Why do you think New York was so lucky to get that number?
human
most likely because that city has so many people.  it may still have the most people in the U.S, it is either #1 or #2 with along with los angeles.  so the phone company was doing all those people a favor of convenience.
gpt
Interesting.  Something new I learned from you.
human
the "rotary phone" brings back memories.  all these technological changes...so amazing how we move from one thing to another and we get more and more advanced with technology.
gpt
You seem to know a lot of interesting things that I have never thought about.
human
i do some reading.  here is a memory: i clearly remember getting my first phone when i lived with my parents.  and it had the # button.  i had absolutely no idea what it was all about.  now it is common place.
gpt
I need to research more about lots of interesting things.  Nice talking to you and thank you for your valuable and interesting information.