Dear Jessica,

🥒 In "The Taxicab Wars" episode, the A-Team faces a challenge not unlike the ever-present issue of regulation in tech. The team aids a group of independent cab drivers against a larger, unscrupulous company attempting to monopolize the market. This mirrors the struggles faced by startups trying to challenge dominant players in sectors with unclear regulatory frameworks or where regulations favor those established players.

🥒 A second parallel can be seen in the episode "Lease with an Option to Die". Here, the A-Team takes on a crooked landlord exploiting tenants, showcasing a blend of community action and ingenuity to find a better outcome for the renters. We see echoes of this in tech's debates over its impact on communities, data privacy, and worker rights. The team's problem-solving involves understanding the situation in its entirety and tailoring a solution - no one-size-fits-all approach.

Just as Hannibal Smith might say, "I love it when a plan comes together!" so too should the tech world appreciate the wisdom of its forerunners and the importance of finding comprehensive solutions for societal good, not just profitability.

Maybe all this is just satire though, who knows.

As Epictetus might have put it, contemplating the intertwining of technology and society: "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."