"No! You ignore the consequences and responsibility because you believe, inside, that you won't feel them." Walter is not backing down. "This other person, you said they were upset, yes? Obviously, they see the consequences. I had many people in my life angry with me for the same reason, I didn't care because I saw myself as invincible, free of consequences. I never saw that thier anger was fear, for themselves and for what would happen to me."

Walter breathes heavily. "Yes, I suspected there would be consequences, for myself, for other people. Any good scientist should extrapolate out to know the consequences of thier work. Thought experiments, yes? We can always imagine impacts but usually ambition and feelings of superiority convince us that we don't need to or that it isn't important compared to our desires."

Walter is talking about his own youth as much as general commentary at this point but then he has a question. "This person you upset, have you considered what they see? Not for you the scientist, but as an observer without any fame or benefit from your thought?"