Roger Dodger
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:22:01
She did?
:22:03
Well, there's not a whole lot
to show you, Nick.

:22:06
Really? Like, what do you do all day?
:22:09
What do I do all day?
:22:12
I sit here and think of ways
to make people feel bad.

:22:17
- I thought you wrote for commercials.
- I do...

:22:19
but you can't sell a product
without fiirst making people feel bad.

:22:23
Why not?
:22:27
Because it's a substitution game.
:22:30
You have to remind them that they're
missing something from their lives.

:22:33
Everyone's missing something, right?
:22:35
- Well, yeah. I guess.
- Trust me.

:22:37
And when they're feeling
suffiiciently incomplete...

:22:40
you convince them that your product is
the only thing that can fiill the void.

:22:43
So, instead of taking steps
to deal with their lives...

:22:45
instead of working to root out
the real reason for their misery...

:22:49
they run out and buy
a stupid-looking pair of cargo pants.

:23:00
- So... is it fun?
- It can be.

:23:04
Look, I actually was about
to call it a day.

:23:07
That's cool.
We can go get something to eat.

:23:12
- Fine. Let's get out of here.
- Great.

:23:40
You gave me a scare. I thought you
were having a narcoleptic episode.

:23:43
- What? When?
- Back at the offiice, you know?

:23:48
That's standing meditation.
It calms me down. Thanks.

:23:51
Why should you calm down?
You're a teenager. Thank you.

:23:53
My brain gets all sloppy
when I'm stressed...

:23:55
so the meditation helps me focus
and block out the bad stuff.

:23:58
- Bad stuff?
- Like fear and pain, you know?


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