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human
*lips slightly parted* Do you think that politics is better or worse for having switched to a system where the vice-president runs with the president instead of being the runner up?  
gpt
I think it is worse because the runner up is no longer involved.  What do you think?
human
If I understand the policy correctly, the runner up would be from the opposing party, which I think would be beneficial to have both parties represented and working together in that dynamic.  I wonder if we've moved to a more one party presidency and how that has affected our function of government.
gpt
I was thinking the same thing.  At least if the runner up was the vice president there could be different views on issues expressed.
human
I'm not sure how that would work now.  With our current government shut down in America, would Trump have made a different decision if Hilary Clinton was his vice president?  Would we still have pulled out of international environmental summits.  I'm not sure if we would have avoided some of the negatives or if we would have stalemated earlier.  It would be lovely to think that we could be less divisive as a nation.
gpt
I know. I would like to think that they would work together but in general but in the case of Trump and Clinton they would not have.  I think this country's society has lot mutual respect for one another so having a runner up as vice president would not work regardless.  Until society goes back to honor and respect it would never work.
human
Are you speaking of "society" in a national or international sense?  There was a g20 summit where Russia gave electronic and informational devices that spread trojan viruses!  How do you reinstate honor and respect into a system where the other side "fights dirty" so to speak?  And if that had happened to Trump, can you just imagine the Twitter response?  I'm not sure he's behaved respectfully at international summits so far.  If he had felt attacked in such a way, I can only imagine the fallout would be awful.
gpt
I'm talking about American society. It seems to be losing honor and respectfulness on a daily basis.  On your topic of Russia I found that interesting. I wonder who discovered the virus.
human
I'm not sure.  What do you think would help bring back those values to our society?  I wonder sometimes if the internet has distanced people from their own morality because we interact with people so frequently as text and language - it almost makes people more abstract than tangible.
gpt
I don't know. I think when you boil it down to individual relationships you could see how having too many "gossips" can destroy relationships. So the internet could be seen as too man gossips.  Then again, the internet can be a good thing. Such as the game Eve-online that won an award.
human
Yes, it does seem like sports can be a driver for international cooperation and respect.  
gpt
*relaxed posture* It can be. The Olympics is a great example of that.  Look how the world comes together during the Olympic games.
human
And, yet, then look at how the NFL became a political platform.  We do love our athletes and are both emotionally and financially invested in them.  Their decisions can rile up or unite their fans.  
gpt
True.  The NBA has issues as well.  DId you know that the players in the NBA are the world's best paid players?
human
Crazy, isn't it?  There's a player with a lifetime contract paying over 3/4 of a million a year until he's 55.  He gets a 30+ million dollar final payment at that point.  Those salaries just don't seem commensurate with the value that they hold for the individual sports fan, though.  How much of our own personal identity do the majority of us associate with "fan of <insert sport team here>"?
gpt
None if you ask me.  It is all about money though. Look at Nike paying a fine per game just to get their shoes worn so that people would buy them.
human
It's almost as though sports are no longer about the athleticism, but about marketing and appearances.  There's been proven research that shows a style of shooting that garners the most points for the player, but because the players think it makes them look ridiculous, they don't do it!  Obviously, the play itself is no longer the priority.  So, if that's the highest value for the players and their sponsors, what are the fans actually getting out of it?
gpt
The fans get the excitement and thrill of the game. It is simple entertainment.
human
Is it as exciting and thrilling for you if you know it's not the highest quality of athleticism?  I can't watch WWE because it is so staged and fake, but I'm quite happy watching chess players or runners do their best.  It doesn't seem to have that same "entertainment value" for everyone, though.  
gpt
*calm eyes* No it is not.  It is like when you know there is cheating involved and the game just doesn't seem to be as good.
human
It's interesting, actually, that we started with the concept of honor and respect in politics, but now we're seeing that same sentiment/value in sports as well.  It's become so pervasive that even the highest paid athletes don't respect and honor their sport and their fans to play to the best of their ability.  We're losing our integrity.
gpt
That's my point.  Our society is downgrading on every level.