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The Dilemma of Knowing One's Fate
Frank Walker
Okay, accept that there is a world where I know, with absolute certainty the exact time of your death? Now, do want me to tell you, or not?
Casey Newton
Of course I would. Who wouldn't? But what if accepting my death is what causes it? So the answer is yes. I would want you to tell me, but I wouldn’t believe you.
Frank Walker
You have to believe me.
Casey Newton
Why, don’t we like make our own ] and stuff? What?
[[destiny; probability factor on Frank's monitor reduces from 100% to 99.9994% — and she is puzzled to see him staring at it]
Frank Walker
Who are you, kid?
[Shocked]
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Self-Identity and Perception of Humanity
Athena
I'm a machine. I never thought that was bad, until I saw your face when you found out I was.
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A Race Against Time and Knowledge
Athena
The Monitor — the bomb is gone, but I'm not... yet. There isn't much time. My self-destruct. Use it. You know what to do, Frank. This … set it right this time.
Frank Walker
I thought you can't have ideas.
Athena
Well, what do you know?
Frank Walker
What do you know?
Athena
Systems failing.
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Embracing Our Future Together
Frank Walker
We are the Future.
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Taking Initiative in Creation
Athena
Did you make this yourself?
[of Frank's rocket pack]
Frank Walker
Yeah.
Athena
Why?
Walker
I guess I got tired of waiting around for someone else to do it for me.
[he and Athena smiles]
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Confronting the Reality of a Deteriorating Future
Governor David Nix
Let's imagine, if you glimpsed the future, and you were frightened by what you saw, what would you do with that ]? You would go to the ]? Captains of ]? And how would you convince them? Data? ]? Good luck. The only facts they won't challenge are the ones that keep the wheels greased and the dollars rolling in. But what if... what if there was a way of skipping the middleman, and putting the critical news directly into everyone's head? The probability of widespread annihilation kept going up. The only way to stop it was to show it. To scare people straight. Because what reasonable human being wouldn't be galvanized by the potential destruction of everything they've ever known or loved? To save ], I would show its collapse. But how do you think this vision was received? How do you think people responded to the prospect of imminent ]? They gobbled it up, like a chocolate eclair. They didn't fear their demise, they repackaged it! It can be enjoyed as video games, as TV shows, books, movies - the entire world wholeheartedly embraced the ], and sprinted towards it with gleeful abandon. Meanwhile, your ] was crumbling all around you. You've got simultaneous epidemics of obesity and starvation. Explain that one! Bees and butterflies start to disappear, the glaciers melt, algae blooms, all around you ] ], and you won't take the hint! In every ], there is the possibility of a better future, but you people won't ] it. And because you won't believe it, you won't do what is ] to make it a ]! So you dwell on this terrible future, you resign yourselves to it, for one reason: because that future doesn't ask anything of you today. So, yes, we saw the iceberg and warned the ], but you all just steered for it anyway, full steam ahead. Why? Because you want to sink. You gave up. That's not the monitor's fault. That's yours.
[[information; [politicians; [industry; [Facts; [civilization; [doom; [apocalypse; [Earth; [w:Animal_sentinel#Historical_examples|the coal mine canaries are dropping; [dead; [moment; [believe; [necessary; [reality; [w:RMS Titanic|Titanic]
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Exploring Possibilities of a Future Feedback Loop
David Nix
Ah, it's uninhabited, and uncharted; looks like a perfect place to spend your last days.
Frank Walker
David, the monitor is acting as an antenna. It isn't just receiving ], it is taking a possible future and making it likely...
[[w:tachyons|tachyons]
Casey Newton
...And amplifying it — transmitting it, like a feedback loop.
Frank Walker
It's a ], that's coming from right there.
[[w:self-fulfilling prophecy|self-fulfilling prophecy]
Casey Newton
But it's not just showing people the end of the world. It's giving them the idea — over and over and over again — so they just accept it!
Frank Walker
It's a ticking time bomb — and we're the ones that lit the fuse.
Casey Newton
We still have, like 58 days to try to change things - but nothing will work — as long as that thing is still on.
David Nix
Young lady, I'm going to assume that your knowledge of tachyonic fusion is a bit sketchy; shutting it down is impossible; there is no "off.
Casey Newton
I'm telling you what it's doing. Why don't you care?
Frank Walker
Because he's the one who's doing it... right?
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Understanding How Things Operate
Casey Newton
I know how things work.
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Understanding the Future's Challenges
Frank Walker
Okay, let's get you up to speed. This is a ] about the ]. The future can be scary.
[[story; [future]
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Frustration Over Unexpected Power Loss
Casey Newton
NOW YOU RUN OUT OF POWER?!?! AAARRGGHHHH!!!!!!
[the pin stops working causing Casey to end up waist deep in a lake]
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Warning Against Tampering with Dangerous Objects
Frank
Hey, don't touch that! This is one-kiloton detonation. It is NOT a toy. Do not mess with my stuff! You got that?
[notices Casey looking at a bomb; takes the bomb and stows it in a pouch]
Casey
Sor-RY!
[annoyed]
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The Importance of Dreamers and Connection
Athena
I was designed to find dreamers. I found you. And then lost you — until I found her: Casey. Dreamers need to stick together. It's not programming. It's personal.
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Tension and Defiance in Confrontation
Frank Walker
Oh, you little... You know I can call the cops anytime! Anytime! You have– I'm giving you 5 seconds to–
[runs to the door and tugs at it]
Casey Newton
I am not leaving! Either tell me how to get there, or kill me!
[from inside the house]
Frank Walker
If you touch anything in there, that's exactly what I'll do! What are you doing?!
[from outside the house]
Casey Newton
I'm touching things!
[sarcastic]
Frank Walker
Open this door now! I mean it! I'll knock you out!
[bangs on the door; bangs on the door again]
Casey Newton
Hey, what's this doing with the trombone-sliding-thing?
[sees an interesting object and picks it up; to Frank, to taunt him]
Frank Walker
Leave that alone! I'm serious!
Casey Newton
Will you take me there?
Frank Walker
No!
Casey Newton
Then you're not serious!
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Hope in the Future Generation
Frank Walker
Find the ones who haven't given up. They're the future.
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Choosing Between Two Paths
Casey
There are 2 ]"… You told me this story my entire life, and now I'm telling you - there are 2 ] and they are always ]. One is ] and ], the other is ] and ]. Which wolf ]?
[[wolves; [wolves; [fighting; [darkness; [despair; [light; [hope; [wins]
Eddie Newton
C'mon, Casey.
Casey Newton
Okay, fine, don’t answer.
Eddie Newton
Whichever one you ].
[[feed]
Casey Newton
Good. Eat.
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Programming Logic Over Personal Feelings
Athena
Frank, It's not personal, it's just programming.
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The Uncertainty of Dreams and Aspirations
Eddie Newton
Why do you love the ] so much, Casey?
[[stars]
Eddie Newton
But they're so far away.
Mrs. Newton
It will take a long time, a real long time. What if you get all the way up there, and there's ]?
[[nothing]
Casey
What if there's ]?
[[All|''every'' ting]
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Curiosity About Unfulfilled Potential
Athena
Frank?
Frank Walker
Yeah?
Athena
You want to know why you could never make me ]?
[[laugh]
Frank Walker
Why?
Athena
Because you're not funny. You can let me go now. Goodbye, Frank.
[Frank and Athena laugh]
Frank Walker
Goodbye, Athena.
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Trust and Unlikely Connections in Tomorrowland
Athena
I should drive. Casey, I know you have no reason to trust me, but I've been looking for someone like you for a very long time. Now, please, pull over.
[notices Casey is tired]
Casey Newton
Of all the people you could give a pin to, why me?
[Athena is driving the truck, as Casey rests]
Athena
Because you're special.
Casey Newton
Yeah, special.
[laughs]
Athena
You are.
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Seeking Dreamers to Nurture Potential
Casey Newton
We are looking for dreamers. Anyone who will feed the right wolf.
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Questioning Action in Troubling Times
Casey Newton
I get things are bad. But what are we doing to fix it?
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Reflecting on a Changed Future
Frank Walker
When I was a kid, the future was different.
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Consequences of Exile and Hope for Change
David Nix
Well Frank, it's been wonderful catching up, but as we were fairly clear about the terms of your exile and the consequences of your violating it — what the hell are you doing here?
Frank Walker
I think she can fix it.
David Nix
I'm sorry, I…
[puzzled]
Frank Walker
Her. I think she can fix it, David.
[indicating Casey]
Casey Newton
Wait— What?
Frank Walker
I've been pirating your signal. Every time you turn it on here I can see it there, and it flickered. A percentage dropped, David.
David Nix
Impossible.
Frank Walker
You don’t believe me? Let's go find out.
Casey Newton
I'm sorry. What can I fix?
David Nix
The ], Miss Newton. He thinks you can fix the world.
[[world]
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A Challenge to Share the Story
Frank
Do you want to tell this ]?
[[story]
Casey Newton
No, you're doing fine.
Frank
Because if you think you could tell this story better, I would absolutely love to hear you try.
Casey
Wow! Really?
Frank
Really.
Casey
Well, I guess, technically, I am more qualified.
Frank
Are you? How so?
Casey
Because, unlike you, I'm an ].
[[optimist]
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Embracing the Future in Tomorrowland
Athena
I'm the future, Frank Walker.
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A Message of Hope and Possibility
Frank Walker
* In a fold-out note to Athena.
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Signal Boosting Explained
Casey Newton
You were pirating the signal. How?
Frank Walker
What?
Casey Newton
At your house, all your TVs, your "Doomsday room" — you were boosting the feed from that monitor thing. How did you do that?
Frank Walker
No big deal, they're running so much power through it now a HAM radio could pick it up — it's just a matter of finding the right frequency.
Casey Newton
You grabbed a signal from another dimension, from a machine here — that means it's transmitting there. What if its not just predicting the future …
Frank Walker
… It's broadcasting it.
Casey Newton
When I touched this thing, for a few minutes, it felt like anything was possible. So why can't the opposite happen? What if the monitor is just a giant pin, but instead of making you think positive? It makes you think negative, and it — it's convincing the whole world to feed the ] wolf. We need to turn that thing off.
[[wrong]
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Hope and Uncertainty in Tomorrowland
Casey
Even the teeniest of ] can ] the ].
[[actions; [change; [future]
Nate
How can you be sure?
Casey
Because I ] how things ].
[[know; [work]
Nate
Why are they taking the platform down?
Casey
Because it's hard to have ], and easy to give up.
[[ideas]
Nate
But you won't, right?
Casey
Never.
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Expression of Uncertainty
Casey Newton
I don't know!
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