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Mr. Harrigan: No. There's something troubling me. Maybe you can explain it. I've been reading articles on this phone for a month now. And they've all been free.
Craig: Yeah?
Craig: No. I'm reading something for free that people pay good money for.
Craig: It's great, right?
Mr. Harrigan: No, it's not! Giving information away runs counter to everything I understand about successful business practices. The World Wide Web is like a broken water main, but instead of water, it's spewing information every which way. I don't understand. Is it a come-on or what? I'm asking, Craig.
Craig: Kind of like the Fryeburg Fair, where the first game is usually free.
Mr. Harrigan: And we're still on the first game. Fryeburg Fair. And there are no advertisements on these sites. Ads are the lifeblood of newspapers. How will they survive? I don't think this is a come-on. I think it's a gateway drug. I've already noticed that my Google search responses are on the side of financial information. It knows what I want. What's gonna happen when they close the water main? No more freebies. Oh, and false information becomes common and accepted as true. And what happens when they start using this to spread more nonsense than is already out there? Newspapers, journalists, politicians... All of us need to be very frightened by this gizmo
Craig: Yeah?
Craig: No. I'm reading something for free that people pay good money for.
Craig: It's great, right?
Mr. Harrigan: No, it's not! Giving information away runs counter to everything I understand about successful business practices. The World Wide Web is like a broken water main, but instead of water, it's spewing information every which way. I don't understand. Is it a come-on or what? I'm asking, Craig.
Craig: Kind of like the Fryeburg Fair, where the first game is usually free.
Mr. Harrigan: And we're still on the first game. Fryeburg Fair. And there are no advertisements on these sites. Ads are the lifeblood of newspapers. How will they survive? I don't think this is a come-on. I think it's a gateway drug. I've already noticed that my Google search responses are on the side of financial information. It knows what I want. What's gonna happen when they close the water main? No more freebies. Oh, and false information becomes common and accepted as true. And what happens when they start using this to spread more nonsense than is already out there? Newspapers, journalists, politicians... All of us need to be very frightened by this gizmo
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No There's something troubling me
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Maybe you can explain it
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I've been reading articles on this phone for a month now
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And they've all been free
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Yeah No
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I'm reading something for free that people pay good money for
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It's great right
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No it's not
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Giving information away
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runs counter to everything I understand about successful business practices
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The World Wide Web is like a broken water main
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but instead of water it's spewing information every which way
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I don't understand Is it a come on or what
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I'm asking Craig
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Kind of like the Fryeburg Fair
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where the first game is usually free
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And we're still on the first game
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Fryeburg Fair
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And there are no advertisements on these sites
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Ads are the lifeblood of newspapers
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How will they survive
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I don't think this is a come on
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I think it's a gateway drug
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I've already noticed
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that my Google search responses are on the side of financial information
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It knows what I want
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What's gonna happen when they close the water main
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No more freebies
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Oh and false information becomes common and accepted as true
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And what happens when they start using this
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to spread more nonsense than is already out there
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Newspapers journalists politicians
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All of us need to be very frightened by this gizmo
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Movie Summary
When Mr. Harrigan dies, Craig, the teen who befriended and did odd jobs for him, puts his smart phone in his pocket before burial. When the lonely youth sends his dead friend a message, he is shocked to get a return text.
