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  1. "The book's most tragic character is Rudy Hertz, the machinist who was the prototype recorded by the machines. They are player pianos replicating his physical motions." #Vonnegut
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  2. "The book's most tragic character is Rudy Hertz, the machinist who was the prototype recorded by the machines. They are player pianos replicating his physical motions." #Vonnegut
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  3. "The book's most tragic character is Rudy Hertz, the machinist who was the prototype recorded by the machines. They are player pianos replicating his physical motions." #Vonnegut
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  4. "The book's most tragic character is Rudy Hertz, the machinist who was the prototype recorded by the machines. They are player pianos replicating his physical motions." #Vonnegut
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  5. "The book's most tragic character is Rudy Hertz, the machinist who was the prototype recorded by the machines. They are player pianos replicating his physical motions." #Vonnegut
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  6. An excerpt from God Bless You Mr. Rosewater. A reminder of what we’ve known all along:

    ‘Thus did a handful of rapacious citizens come to control all that was worth controlling in America. Thus was the savage and stupid and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary and humorless American class system created. Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if they asked to be paid a living wage. And they saw that praise was reserved henceforth for those who devised means of getting paid enormously for committing crimes against which no laws had been passed. Thus the American dream turned belly up, turned green, bobbed to the scummy surface of cupidity unlimited, filled with gas, went bang in the noonday sun.’ God Bless you Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut

    #humanism #vonnegut #englishlit

  7. An excerpt from God Bless You Mr. Rosewater. A reminder of what we’ve known all along:

    ‘Thus did a handful of rapacious citizens come to control all that was worth controlling in America. Thus was the savage and stupid and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary and humorless American class system created. Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if they asked to be paid a living wage. And they saw that praise was reserved henceforth for those who devised means of getting paid enormously for committing crimes against which no laws had been passed. Thus the American dream turned belly up, turned green, bobbed to the scummy surface of cupidity unlimited, filled with gas, went bang in the noonday sun.’ God Bless you Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut

    #humanism #vonnegut #englishlit

  8. An excerpt from God Bless You Mr. Rosewater. A reminder of what we’ve known all along:

    ‘Thus did a handful of rapacious citizens come to control all that was worth controlling in America. Thus was the savage and stupid and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary and humorless American class system created. Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if they asked to be paid a living wage. And they saw that praise was reserved henceforth for those who devised means of getting paid enormously for committing crimes against which no laws had been passed. Thus the American dream turned belly up, turned green, bobbed to the scummy surface of cupidity unlimited, filled with gas, went bang in the noonday sun.’ God Bless you Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut

    #humanism #vonnegut #englishlit

  9. An excerpt from God Bless You Mr. Rosewater. A reminder of what we’ve known all along:

    ‘Thus did a handful of rapacious citizens come to control all that was worth controlling in America. Thus was the savage and stupid and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary and humorless American class system created. Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if they asked to be paid a living wage. And they saw that praise was reserved henceforth for those who devised means of getting paid enormously for committing crimes against which no laws had been passed. Thus the American dream turned belly up, turned green, bobbed to the scummy surface of cupidity unlimited, filled with gas, went bang in the noonday sun.’ God Bless you Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut

    #humanism #vonnegut #englishlit

  10. An excerpt from God Bless You Mr. Rosewater. A reminder of what we’ve known all along:

    ‘Thus did a handful of rapacious citizens come to control all that was worth controlling in America. Thus was the savage and stupid and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary and humorless American class system created. Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if they asked to be paid a living wage. And they saw that praise was reserved henceforth for those who devised means of getting paid enormously for committing crimes against which no laws had been passed. Thus the American dream turned belly up, turned green, bobbed to the scummy surface of cupidity unlimited, filled with gas, went bang in the noonday sun.’ God Bless you Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut

    #humanism #vonnegut #englishlit

  11. Kurt Vonnegut once suggested that future historians would look back at the late 20th century and view television the way we view the lead in the water pipes that drove the ancient Romans mad.

    With LLMs we're painting the inside of the lead pipes with radium.

    Some people find it pretty I suppose.

    And the folks selling radium paint are making a lot of money.

    And in the end, isn't that what's really important?

    2/2

    #AI #LLMs #Vonnegut

  12. Kurt Vonnegut once suggested that future historians would look back at the late 20th century and view television the way we view the lead in the water pipes that drove the ancient Romans mad.

    With LLMs we're painting the inside of the lead pipes with radium.

    Some people find it pretty I suppose.

    And the folks selling radium paint are making a lot of money.

    And in the end, isn't that what's really important?

    2/2

    #AI #LLMs #Vonnegut

  13. Kurt Vonnegut once suggested that future historians would look back at the late 20th century and view television the way we view the lead in the water pipes that drove the ancient Romans mad.

    With LLMs we're painting the inside of the lead pipes with radium.

    Some people find it pretty I suppose.

    And the folks selling radium paint are making a lot of money.

    And in the end, isn't that what's really important?

    2/2

    #AI #LLMs #Vonnegut

  14. Kurt Vonnegut once suggested that future historians would look back at the late 20th century and view television the way we view the lead in the water pipes that drove the ancient Romans mad.

    With LLMs we're painting the inside of the lead pipes with radium.

    Some people find it pretty I suppose.

    And the folks selling radium paint are making a lot of money.

    And in the end, isn't that what's really important?

    2/2

    #AI #LLMs #Vonnegut

  15. Kurt Vonnegut attended the University of Chicago on the G.I. Bill and took summer classes in order to keep lodging.

    In his collection of essays on Palm Sunday, he informs the reader on how he ended up studying anthropology.

    “I chose cultural anthropology, since it offered the greatest opportunity to write high-minded balderdash.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  16. Kurt Vonnegut attended the University of Chicago on the G.I. Bill and took summer classes in order to keep lodging.

    In his collection of essays on Palm Sunday, he informs the reader on how he ended up studying anthropology.

    “I chose cultural anthropology, since it offered the greatest opportunity to write high-minded balderdash.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  17. Kurt Vonnegut attended the University of Chicago on the G.I. Bill and took summer classes in order to keep lodging.

    In his collection of essays on Palm Sunday, he informs the reader on how he ended up studying anthropology.

    “I chose cultural anthropology, since it offered the greatest opportunity to write high-minded balderdash.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  18. Kurt Vonnegut attended the University of Chicago on the G.I. Bill and took summer classes in order to keep lodging.

    In his collection of essays on Palm Sunday, he informs the reader on how he ended up studying anthropology.

    “I chose cultural anthropology, since it offered the greatest opportunity to write high-minded balderdash.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  19. Kurt Vonnegut attended the University of Chicago on the G.I. Bill and took summer classes in order to keep lodging.

    In his collection of essays on Palm Sunday, he informs the reader on how he ended up studying anthropology.

    “I chose cultural anthropology, since it offered the greatest opportunity to write high-minded balderdash.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  20. Sirens of Titan holds a real special place in my heart. It influenced me in my teen years and gave me something to hold onto. These quotes help illustrate why:

    “I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.”

    &

    “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  21. Sirens of Titan holds a real special place in my heart. It influenced me in my teen years and gave me something to hold onto. These quotes help illustrate why:

    “I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.”

    &

    “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  22. Sirens of Titan holds a real special place in my heart. It influenced me in my teen years and gave me something to hold onto. These quotes help illustrate why:

    “I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.”

    &

    “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  23. Sirens of Titan holds a real special place in my heart. It influenced me in my teen years and gave me something to hold onto. These quotes help illustrate why:

    “I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.”

    &

    “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  24. Sirens of Titan holds a real special place in my heart. It influenced me in my teen years and gave me something to hold onto. These quotes help illustrate why:

    “I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.”

    &

    “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #vonnegut #humanism

  25. Kurt Vonnegut received his Master’s Degree in Anthropology. The University of Chicago considered his work ‘Cat’s Cradle’ to be a sufficient thesis.

    He has a quote for me from Sirens of Titan that I think sums up anthropology well:

    “There is room enough for an awful lot of people to be right about things and still not agree.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  26. Kurt Vonnegut received his Master’s Degree in Anthropology. The University of Chicago considered his work ‘Cat’s Cradle’ to be a sufficient thesis.

    He has a quote for me from Sirens of Titan that I think sums up anthropology well:

    “There is room enough for an awful lot of people to be right about things and still not agree.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  27. Kurt Vonnegut received his Master’s Degree in Anthropology. The University of Chicago considered his work ‘Cat’s Cradle’ to be a sufficient thesis.

    He has a quote for me from Sirens of Titan that I think sums up anthropology well:

    “There is room enough for an awful lot of people to be right about things and still not agree.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  28. Kurt Vonnegut received his Master’s Degree in Anthropology. The University of Chicago considered his work ‘Cat’s Cradle’ to be a sufficient thesis.

    He has a quote for me from Sirens of Titan that I think sums up anthropology well:

    “There is room enough for an awful lot of people to be right about things and still not agree.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  29. Kurt Vonnegut received his Master’s Degree in Anthropology. The University of Chicago considered his work ‘Cat’s Cradle’ to be a sufficient thesis.

    He has a quote for me from Sirens of Titan that I think sums up anthropology well:

    “There is room enough for an awful lot of people to be right about things and still not agree.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  30. CW: plot points of kurt vonnegut sirens of titan

    The Sirens of Titan is a journey from Earth, Mars, Mercury, Earth and finally Titan.

    On Mercury, Boaz, the companion of the main protagonist Unk becomes totally at peace and decides to stay. Boaz say’s the following:

    “I found me a place where I can do good without doing any harm, and I can see I’m doing good, and them I’m doing good for know I’m doing it, and they love me, Unk, as best they can. I found me a home.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    He becomes a caretaker figure for a local species of film like sheets which glow when exposed to frequencies. They cling to the rock walls of the caves of Mercury and feed on the vibrations. They love Boaz because they can lay on his body and enjoy him just being himself.

    He finds a home where he can only do good without doing any harm.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  31. CW: plot points of kurt vonnegut sirens of titan

    The Sirens of Titan is a journey from Earth, Mars, Mercury, Earth and finally Titan.

    On Mercury, Boaz, the companion of the main protagonist Unk becomes totally at peace and decides to stay. Boaz say’s the following:

    “I found me a place where I can do good without doing any harm, and I can see I’m doing good, and them I’m doing good for know I’m doing it, and they love me, Unk, as best they can. I found me a home.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    He becomes a caretaker figure for a local species of film like sheets which glow when exposed to frequencies. They cling to the rock walls of the caves of Mercury and feed on the vibrations. They love Boaz because they can lay on his body and enjoy him just being himself.

    He finds a home where he can only do good without doing any harm.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  32. CW: plot points of kurt vonnegut sirens of titan

    The Sirens of Titan is a journey from Earth, Mars, Mercury, Earth and finally Titan.

    On Mercury, Boaz, the companion of the main protagonist Unk becomes totally at peace and decides to stay. Boaz say’s the following:

    “I found me a place where I can do good without doing any harm, and I can see I’m doing good, and them I’m doing good for know I’m doing it, and they love me, Unk, as best they can. I found me a home.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    He becomes a caretaker figure for a local species of film like sheets which glow when exposed to frequencies. They cling to the rock walls of the caves of Mercury and feed on the vibrations. They love Boaz because they can lay on his body and enjoy him just being himself.

    He finds a home where he can only do good without doing any harm.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  33. CW: plot points of kurt vonnegut sirens of titan

    The Sirens of Titan is a journey from Earth, Mars, Mercury, Earth and finally Titan.

    On Mercury, Boaz, the companion of the main protagonist Unk becomes totally at peace and decides to stay. Boaz say’s the following:

    “I found me a place where I can do good without doing any harm, and I can see I’m doing good, and them I’m doing good for know I’m doing it, and they love me, Unk, as best they can. I found me a home.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    He becomes a caretaker figure for a local species of film like sheets which glow when exposed to frequencies. They cling to the rock walls of the caves of Mercury and feed on the vibrations. They love Boaz because they can lay on his body and enjoy him just being himself.

    He finds a home where he can only do good without doing any harm.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  34. CW: plot points of kurt vonnegut sirens of titan

    The Sirens of Titan is a journey from Earth, Mars, Mercury, Earth and finally Titan.

    On Mercury, Boaz, the companion of the main protagonist Unk becomes totally at peace and decides to stay. Boaz say’s the following:

    “I found me a place where I can do good without doing any harm, and I can see I’m doing good, and them I’m doing good for know I’m doing it, and they love me, Unk, as best they can. I found me a home.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

    He becomes a caretaker figure for a local species of film like sheets which glow when exposed to frequencies. They cling to the rock walls of the caves of Mercury and feed on the vibrations. They love Boaz because they can lay on his body and enjoy him just being himself.

    He finds a home where he can only do good without doing any harm.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  35. In the Kurt Vonnegut novel ‘Slapstick’, a failing US Gov’t eeks out a policy in its last days that everyone is to be assigned a middle name and a number.

    All the middle names are based on words from the natural world. So you may be a Peanut-11 or a Squirrel-7 or Aluminium-4

    Clubs pop up, people start connecting. Some folks are snooty with fancy names, some have humble names that fit them perfectly.

    The idea is to give everyone a family. If you’re on hard times, you find some kin of your folk where you happen to be.

    It is one of his most humane books but buried in one of his lesser read books.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  36. In the Kurt Vonnegut novel ‘Slapstick’, a failing US Gov’t eeks out a policy in its last days that everyone is to be assigned a middle name and a number.

    All the middle names are based on words from the natural world. So you may be a Peanut-11 or a Squirrel-7 or Aluminium-4

    Clubs pop up, people start connecting. Some folks are snooty with fancy names, some have humble names that fit them perfectly.

    The idea is to give everyone a family. If you’re on hard times, you find some kin of your folk where you happen to be.

    It is one of his most humane books but buried in one of his lesser read books.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  37. In the Kurt Vonnegut novel ‘Slapstick’, a failing US Gov’t eeks out a policy in its last days that everyone is to be assigned a middle name and a number.

    All the middle names are based on words from the natural world. So you may be a Peanut-11 or a Squirrel-7 or Aluminium-4

    Clubs pop up, people start connecting. Some folks are snooty with fancy names, some have humble names that fit them perfectly.

    The idea is to give everyone a family. If you’re on hard times, you find some kin of your folk where you happen to be.

    It is one of his most humane books but buried in one of his lesser read books.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  38. In the Kurt Vonnegut novel ‘Slapstick’, a failing US Gov’t eeks out a policy in its last days that everyone is to be assigned a middle name and a number.

    All the middle names are based on words from the natural world. So you may be a Peanut-11 or a Squirrel-7 or Aluminium-4

    Clubs pop up, people start connecting. Some folks are snooty with fancy names, some have humble names that fit them perfectly.

    The idea is to give everyone a family. If you’re on hard times, you find some kin of your folk where you happen to be.

    It is one of his most humane books but buried in one of his lesser read books.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  39. In the Kurt Vonnegut novel ‘Slapstick’, a failing US Gov’t eeks out a policy in its last days that everyone is to be assigned a middle name and a number.

    All the middle names are based on words from the natural world. So you may be a Peanut-11 or a Squirrel-7 or Aluminium-4

    Clubs pop up, people start connecting. Some folks are snooty with fancy names, some have humble names that fit them perfectly.

    The idea is to give everyone a family. If you’re on hard times, you find some kin of your folk where you happen to be.

    It is one of his most humane books but buried in one of his lesser read books.

    #englishlit #humanism #vonnegut

  40. Ich muss gerade viel an dieses #Vonnegut Zitat denken, wo er erzählt dass er ausgeht um einen Briefumschlag zu kaufen, aber nicht nur. Er hofft auch Menschen zu sehen, und Hunde und Baustellen und vielleicht sogar die Feuerwehr und und und... alles!
    So geht es mir hier und ich glaube ich habe es gerade sehr sehr gut.

  41. Ich muss gerade viel an dieses #Vonnegut Zitat denken, wo er erzählt dass er ausgeht um einen Briefumschlag zu kaufen, aber nicht nur. Er hofft auch Menschen zu sehen, und Hunde und Baustellen und vielleicht sogar die Feuerwehr und und und... alles!
    So geht es mir hier und ich glaube ich habe es gerade sehr sehr gut.

  42. nice #vonnegut -ism, a found thing in its own right, that I discovered out in the wild today

  43. nice #vonnegut -ism, a found thing in its own right, that I discovered out in the wild today

  44. Today I saw a screenshot of the Claude logo, and I am sure someone spotted this before, it looks exactly like #Vonnegut drew his asshole.

    Surely there is a lesson there.

  45. "Ehrlich, Bill, so wie die Dinge laufen, kann ich nur daran denken, dass ich eine Figur in einem Buch von jemandem bin, der über jemanden schreiben möchte, der ständig leidet."

    Kurt #Vonnegut

    wideblick.blogspot.com/2015/09

  46. "Ehrlich, Bill, so wie die Dinge laufen, kann ich nur daran denken, dass ich eine Figur in einem Buch von jemandem bin, der über jemanden schreiben möchte, der ständig leidet."

    Kurt #Vonnegut

    wideblick.blogspot.com/2015/09