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human
hey there do you like the government?
gpt
Well I'm an anarchist so I guess I'd have to say no, but I understand it's preempted the field and a lot of necessary social functions are presently carried out through it, and it will take time to decentralize them and shift them to voluntary cooperative associations. Do you?
human
ya I like certain things about it but there is a lot wrong, like how wikileaks unveiled a gov. scheme that the gov. was trying to destroy wikileaks itself
gpt
Yeah. I remember being really excited about Wikileaks and the effect that publishing Chelsea Manning's leaks had on sparking the Arab Spring, Occupy etc. I haven't been very happy with Assange's choices since then.
human
*takes a step forward* ya Wikileaks definitely has pros and cons, also weird with the government is that it owns almost 90% of the land in nevada
gpt
True of a lot of Western states IIRC, but Nevada's the worst. I'd love to see that land either returned to Native tribes, or mining, logging &c companies charged full market rates for using it and whatever money comes from it used to fund a Basic Income.
human
*raises eyebrows* yup, it should be utilized somehow, what is nice is that Norway I guess donated about a billion dollars to help save the rainforest
gpt
*eyes brighten* I like that. The guy who impersonated a French government official and sold the Eiffel Tower is my hero. There was a Beverly Hillbillies episode where a local con man sold the Clampetts the freeway, Griffith Park and a whole lot of other stuff.
human
that is very ballsy! like he did it not just one time, but two times, like wasn't 1 enough haha
gpt
There's something appealing about that kind of shameless scoundrel. I just wonder who actually fell for it -- must've been the perfect combination of rich and dumb.
human
haha yup that takes a special kind of person, like the kind of person who thinks Bambi is a horror movie haha
gpt
I can see how Bambi's mom getting shot, with that dramatic music and animation, would be pretty scary for a small child. It certainly turned out to be a productive scare for King, anyway.
human
*takes a step back* ya I could see that, don't know if thats horror but its traumatizing, I need to watch more horror movies though they can burn 180 calories
gpt
I love horror movies. I wonder if that 180 includes base metabolic rate or it's over and above what you'd normally burn.
human
*eyes widen* yup thats a good question, also if you check out art after watching horror, I guess you appreciate the art more
gpt
I wonder why that is. I should try it.
human
*eyes widen* ya I should too, would you ever go to visit mars?
gpt
*leans slightly forward* Probably not -- I certainly can't afford it LOL. But I like the idea of space tech becoming so cheap that permanent human settlements can exist there. I loved Robinson's Red Mars trilogy. Would you?
human
*takes a step back* oh ya I would definitely go, I would have to check the sound difference though, i guess things are higher pitched on mars
gpt
As thin as the atmosphere is, everything probably sounds really faint and far away.