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Enjoying the debate about whether anyone "made it"...

posted 8 years ago by gregory-crow
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At first I thought they did. The Old Man talked about a high failure rate, but that would indicate some success. He didn't have any reason to lie to him at that point, as he was going to be killed in a few minutes.

However, the kicker is that they didn't ask him to sponsor anyone before giving him his new life, only after he failed. If they are really hoping you make it, wouldn't they need you to sponsor someone the first time around?

While totally different in lots of ways, this story did remind me of Stephen King's "Quitters Inc." where they force you to stop smoking, get fit, etc. etc. and then force you to bring in another client.

[–] ncdwbmk6 8 years ago

The guys at the party at the Malibu beach house are reborns who are apparently satisfied with their new lives.

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[–] lebellue 7 years ago

However, the kicker is that they didn't ask him to sponsor anyone before giving him his new life, only after he failed. If they are really hoping you make it, wouldn't they need you to sponsor someone the first time around?

They wouldn't want to ask him to sponsor anyone at first and sponsoring would not have increased his odds of making it. That doesn't make sense. All they wanted at the beginning was his money and to set up the blackmail tape. If he liked being a reborn great. If he didn't ...Well then they would hit him up with the sponsor requirement (more $ for them) or use him as a cadavar...It was a win-win situation for the corporation.