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Now, “Our film’s conclusions, especially that when we’re so close, for the newly retired should take on the task of you, Steven, to get nervous about our chance running for public office in large numbers, to make the world a little better.” have no history behind them. We don’t Bob, the film’s director, gazes around really know if they’ll receive popular support the seven friends sitting around the table, if they run. This, call it our consensus, from as he continues. “For more than three years a lot of role playing among the eight of we’ve been working on The retired Person’s us, and interviewing maybe thirty other dating Film. The insurance company seniors over time. But there are no studies sponsors a focus group last week and the supporting our conclusion. participants believe our short video might “We originally were making just a small sell a lot of copies across the country to film so I never said anything. except now, help lonely seniors meet and also encourage when our film has grown to nearly an hour the retired to get much more involved and could attract national attention, what in community leadership. The insurance if our suggestions are wrong? What if the company has now given us a small grant newly retired who try, never get elected, to help us advertise. Steven, we’re on a roll, they’re defeated by huge numbers? The what are you afraid of?” public sort of laughs at their attempts. They are in the private party room of These seniors could get hurt, depressed, and a restaurant to celebrate the focus group’s that could lead to relationship problems. I results, unlike the rooms in the small diners propose taking some of the new insurance where they usually meet. company money and hiring social work Steven rises. “You know I don’t like to researchers to look at our conclusions. do stand. and I know your nickname for me a major study to check it all out. But that of is the Social Work defender. But this is course can take time.” important. To start off doing something “ridiculous,” calls Bob, who starts to that may not be ethical should make us all rise and Steven begins to nervous.” sit—but then Bob sits and motions his “What’s that?” Kenny asks. he’s a friend Steven to keep standing. former amateur actor who’d been a high “Steven, Steven,” Bob continues, school literature teacher and was telling his “When I made TV commercials, we had friends this morning that he thought their this phrase called marketing ethics. don’t film could actually gain enough attention to make claims for your product unless you’re lead to a commercial acting offer for him. positive about these benefits. You had to Now Kenny also stares at Steven. compare them to claims being made for Bob motions the waiter who’s come for competing products. But where are