A glass of champagne in hand. Sunk deep into a plush airplane seat. You start to think you’ve finally got it all figured out.

On board a private business jet

YOUNGER EXEC: Q3 was even better than Q2.

OLDER EXEC: Yeah.

YE: Our strategy paid off.

OE: (amused) What strategy?

YE: Well...

OE: Doing what everyone else does, maybe that’s a strategy.

YE: You’re cynical.

OE: (silence)

YE: There’s someone down there.

OE: Where?

YE: Down there.

OE: Yeah.

YE: What’s he doing?

OE: Minding his own business.

YE: He probably doesn’t even have internet.

OE: Probably not.

YE: You’re making fun of me. Anyway, I bet he doesn’t have electricity, running water, a car, or even a grocery store.

OE: Yeah.

YE: Yeah?

OE: He’s probably a hermit or a survivalist. Doesn’t give a damn about the rest of the world.

YE: That’s insane. That can’t be real.

OE: Well (pointing down, pressing his right index finger against the window)

YE: We have to do something. I need to save him.

OE: How do you plan on doing that?

YE: I’ll parachute down there. And I’ll drop a pallet of essentials: a generator, a satellite modem, all kinds of food, a 72-inch 8K TV.

OE: Why?

YE: To show him everything he’s missing. Everything he needs to be happy.

OE: Nice marketing strategy.

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