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It does. Is it really too late to fix? People can change, in my experience.

If I'm understanding you correctly, you would have preferred living in the environment the Depression created?

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it isn't always too late, but people have to want to change to be able to change, no?
with the cases in question, usually they're already at a point where they don't care what anyone else thinks anymore so the imperative is lacking

no, not so literally as such
let me rephrase

I would rather be humbled by a lack of wealth than be jaded from an affluence of it

[reconstruction]

Sometimes it can happen without realizing it. In the end, everyone has a choice. She's young, I'd like to believe she has the capability.

[if North were here she'd smack him for that tbh]

Another form of wealth would appear, humans will do anything for power. It isn't a cycle easily broken. But, I can understand where you're coming from.

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sure
I wouldn't disagree with that possibility
but a lot of decisions we make were made before we really made them though
personality defines a lot

( she would absolutely be right in doing so, tbh.

there's a pause as he tries to process how to reply to the last part, though. an unnecessarily long pause. )



do you think I would do anything for power?

[reconstruction]

If someone wants to change, I think they will. I've noticed that some humans are satisfied with being unhappy, though. I don't understand that.

Your version of 'anything' and mine are going to be different, but ... not anything, no.

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because change requires work that many don't want to do
and change can be scary
did deviancy feel entirely natural to you?

different how? what do you see 'anything' as?

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It didn't feel normal, but it felt right.

Anything would be doing what you have to do, with or without morals. Morals are unique to each person, but right and wrong are typically understood by society. It would come down to what you're comfortable with. You don't seem like the type of person to do anything just for power. Am I wrong?

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it's not knowing if it will be right or not that holds people back
if it feels wrong or doesn't work, what then? your existence isn't what you thought it was
make sense?

you're not wrong
the fact I am what I am now has deterred me enough from ever seeking power
knowledge, maybe, but not power in the way you're meaning

[reconstruction]

No, from what I've seen, it isn't that simple.

Are you happy with where you are in life now?

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no? how would you describe it then?

and happiness isn't something I really think about
for my own sake

[reconstruction]

Sorry, I should have been more clear. I was agreeing with you. It isn't just right or wrong that has someone act on something. There are other factors to it, too. The consequences of those actions.

Why is that?

[counterstep]

oh
right
okay
yeah it can get pretty complicated even just figuring it out from your own perspective, but usually there are always others around you too

happiness isn't really needed for the mission, is it?

( he's trying to frame it in a way that's easier to understand, though of course happiness isn't something connor was programmed to feel directly either, without deviancy. reacting in a way humans perceive to be joy is the closest most androids get to the feeling itself. )

[reconstruction]

Don't most people want others with like-minded beliefs around them?

[oh. this feels uncomfortable.]

No, but that's implying you're always on a mission. [except, that's all Connor had been: on, on, on. never off, never free.] If you want to talk to me about that, you're welcome to.