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How it got this bad

The present state first, then the three decisions that produced it, in order. Each step has to be individually reasonable — that is what makes the ending feel inevitable rather than stupid.

The beat structure

Where each beat starts, as a share of the video's running time.

  1. 1.Hook0%
  2. 2.Item 118%
  3. 3.Item 242%
  4. 4.Item 364%
  5. 5.Payoff86%

Measured retention

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