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[stevegrogers]

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[hapertas]

i don't think so either! but it's probably good to be careful. i could've texted a secret agent who forgot to silence their phone and then bbzzzzzt, busted!

oh, i see. that can be really tough, can't it? i guess it's probably one of the hardest steps.

ooof, politics. that's a really heavy combo there! are you a politician or is it less literal than that? workplace politics, that kind of thing.

[stevegrogers]

This is true, it'd be terrible to suddenly be the center of an international incident.

I'm working on it.

More like government intervention where it should not be. An oversight of sorts.

[hapertas]

terrible on so many levels! that poor agent!!

well, if it's not too much for a stranger to say: i'm rooting for you!

oh, that's complicated. you're trying to be sure they're held responsible for the things they do?

[stevegrogers]

We should all be careful with dialing. Technology has some dark sides.

That's kind of you, thank you.

Yes, exactly and they can't have unchecked authority.

[hapertas]

definitely! or, even if it's not dark, there's ways it can be misused. i guess we have to use our best judgment, right?

not at all. we all deserve a little support!

that sounds like a really tough job. power's an easy thing to really get drunk on. i've seen that happen.

[stevegrogers]

I've seen it misused plenty. It's never a pleasant experience.

You're very encouraging, you remind me of someone I lost.

Power and control ruin many things.

[hapertas]

i'd guess it wouldn't be, huh? but there's people like you that care about making sure that doesn't happen, hm? at least, that's how it seems to me from what you've been saying. sorry if i got that wrong!

i'm sorry you lost that person, but happy if i brought some nice memories to mind!

oh, loads of things. it's hard to use them well. i worry about this so much. really, really a lot.

[stevegrogers]

I attempt to make sure it doesn't. It took time for me to grasp onto the changes

You have, it's more of what I'm used to. Your attitude.

I really do not believe you need to worry.

[hapertas]

changes? how do you mean?

i think i'm lucky. it's a little easier for me to think this way. i think it can be hard for others. or that's sort of what i've noticed.

really, really? you think so? if it's ok, can i ask why? for my own sake.

[stevegrogers]

Changes of this era, mostly.

Things are much more fast paced.

You do not seem one who cares about power or influence.

[hapertas]

oh, uh- are you a little older? sorry! i can't think of a really polite way to ask that.

everything's going at lightning speed lately, isn't it?

i think i'd probably be one of the first people to abolish the system if they'd let me.

[stevegrogers]

You could say I'm a bit older.

The problem is there has to be some kind of system in place and filled with those who can look at matters from both angles.

[hapertas]

ok, a bit older. i think i get it! or i get not to ask more?

you're right. and you need those people... but they can be hard to find.