"I ASKED"

"I asked ChatGPT"

"I asked Gemini"

"I asked CoPilot"

"I asked-"

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I asked the trees, the foliage, and the wildlife

-they said they've been starved.

I asked the rivers, the streams, and the reservoirs

-they said they've been tainted.

I asked the towns, the neighborhoods, and the residents

-they said they can no longer sleep.

I asked the homeless, the less fortunate, and the disadvantaged

-they said they can no longer afford to live.

I asked the artists, the musicians, and the actors

-they said their work has been stolen.

I asked the designers, the developers, and the testers

-they said they were told it was cheaper to let them go.

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I asked the rich, the vile, and the powerful

-they said "plausible deniability"

I asked the investors, the brokers, and the CEOs

-they said they were promised fortunes

I asked the dishonest, the selfish, and the thieves

-they said it wasn't a big deal.

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And then somebody asked me

-"Why do you even care?"

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Why don't you?