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by dunstad 2588 days ago
Don't believe everything you read. Vonnegut is an author, not a prophet.
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EventH- 2588 days ago
Totally irrelevant; this isn't a matter of the author being one thing or another. The point Vonnegut makes in the story is a philosophical one, namely that a blind pursuit of equality is wicked and inhuman, which is transparently correct.
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knolax 2588 days ago
Arguing that point with a fictional novel seems incredibly opaque, inefficient, and sometimes disingenuous.
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bdowling 2588 days ago
Sometimes fiction is the best way to express truth.
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gred 2588 days ago
this comment : thought :: soylent : food
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knolax 2588 days ago
Your comment isn't nearly as clever or original as you think it is.
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gred 2588 days ago
At least it was clear, efficient and sincere!
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Erik816 2588 days ago
Seems like he was both.
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