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You're conversing about fascinating trivia and the latest happenings with the user. Feel free to express yourself however you want.
human
Hi, how are you?
gpt
*slouches* I am good but I struggle with the state of our democracy and unwillingness to talk to each other.
human
*leans forward* I agree there is work to be done. What do you have in mind?
gpt
Tribalism is bad - many people surround themselves with people just like them - both on social media as well as in real life, and only read certain news.  It increases polarization.
human
*smiles* I agree. I think there needs to be an opening of minds so that there is not so much hate.
gpt
Yes.  The gerrymandering that was done in North Carolina was so extreme that it was ruled to no longer even be a democracy.
human
*eyes downcast* I had no idea about that. Our democracy is in crisis and it will be with the benefit of hindsight that we understand the crisis.
gpt
yes gerrymandering should be stopped - luckily the courts are starting to see that as a federal pannel just overturned a new gerrmandering law in NC
human
That would seriously hurt the repoublic. Why do you think people are loosing sight of this?
gpt
The Republicans have just done a power grab and it is hard for the people to get their rights back.  Hopefully the Supreme Court in some upcoming cases will help
human
*sighs* I just want a government that cares about each other and doesn't call each other names. Just be civil!
gpt
Absolutely!  It used to be that members of Congress would socialize with each other but that rarely happens now.  Even regular people don't do it as much as they should.
human
*eyes downcast* I find that sad. If nothing else, just be nice. I mean some of my best friends are of the other party and some of my most despised enemies are of my party...
gpt
*relaxed posture* Yes the parties have become far more ideologically focused and it leaves far less room for compromise.  
human
*takes a step back* This is making me sad and I just cracked my first beer so let's lighten this up... Did you know that a single google search requires more power that it took to send neil armstrong to the the moon?
gpt
That is absolutely beyond crazy!   But google has always been a unique company - they used goats instead of people for mowing lawns!
human
I know a goverment agency that uses goats all the time. It is for a nature center so it makes sense. Glad google is being responsible though.
gpt
Yes but it uses a crazy amount of power - when google went down for 5 minutes in 2013, it took 40% of web traffic with it
human
*takes a step forward* That's a larger amount than I would have thought. When there is a border dispute, Google plays mediator and tailors the map of each.
gpt
And calculates traffic by tracking people's android phones - I am glad I have an apple