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"It understood the grace of remaining quiet."

"Was it ceding the Tour? Why? It was indeed, yes, because it respected Coppolo’s humble demeanor and the way he treated people."

This is a beautiful story!

It's exhausting living in a culture emphasizing cut-throat competition, self-promotion, winning at any price, transactional relationships, elevation of greed, appearances, and superlatives. Let's bring back humility, empathy, and grace.

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Well, this kind of turns all the "AI making things sentient" on its head. Ben, did you have that sort of commentary in mind when you started writing this?

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Not at all. I just wanted to show a selfless act when one recognizes a good person. Interesting, though.

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"One" could be an AI, perhaps. Dre Labre writes about stuff like this, and really brings a sense of empathy into his stuff, in case you haven't checked him out. Might be a good fit.

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Thanks. I’ll take a look. I’m sure this will or has been written about from an AI perspective. I just love the Tour de France, which finished several weeks ago. It’s nice to see the good guys win, and for the past 4-5 year, that has definitely been the case.

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I enjoyed the story! It was good.

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Thanks so much. I appreciate it.

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