human
That is a very old story, he said,
gpt
Oh, come, now! our guest protested.
human
That’s hardly a fair comparison. The Samaritan we are told really did some good to the poor devil. And besides the victim in that case was not a drunkard, but a person who had ’fallen among thieves.’
gpt
Thieves? Benson asked, with a ring of anger in his voice.
human
Do you think there are no thieves but highway robbers? —and then apparently realizing the uselessness of arguing with such a man, he smiled blandly and in a softer tone went on.
gpt
Besides some of us are foolish enough to imagine that we also can do some good. Let’s not discuss that, we’d rather keep our illusions. Won’t you tell us what you are teaching your classes about Marx’s theory of surplus value? Of course I know that phrase is taboo. But what terms do you use to describe the proceeds of industrial robbery?