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I've known that something like this story exists forever, it seems, but upon reading it all I can think about is the woke-ism that seeks to cripple society by m
by mikewarot 4y ago
I've known that something like this story exists forever, it seems, but upon reading it all I can think about is the woke-ism that seeks to cripple society by making every little non-conformity a problem, and not celebrating differences.
It made me really angry... took a moment to wind down.
Diana Moon Clampers -- the perfect social justice warrior.
- dublin 4y ago
- woodruffw 4y agoVonnegut, to his credit, died long before he would have had to hear someone accuse him of writing a short story about “wokeism.” The story is about envy. Vonnegut said as much whenever he was asked about it: it’s directly inspired by his own feelings of creative inadequacy. Shoehorning it into some execrable 2022 political statement is embarrassing.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago> The story is about envy. So is most 'wokeness.' Envy and power.
- hombre_fatal 4y agoAnd, as Douglas Murray points out, resentment.
- rmatt2000 4y agoI always read the story as a warning against forced collectivism. Specifically, forcing people to act against what they believe are their own individual interests, and instead sacrifice those interests in order to advance the goals of the wider society.
- fallingknife 4y agoYes the story is about envy. And wokeism is also about envy. So the comparison is fair.