I agree, especially considering the version of the story Vonnegut previous told in Sirens of Titan [1]. In that story (written earlier), the people are shown wi

I agree, especially considering the version of the story Vonnegut previous told in Sirens of Titan [1]. In that story (written earlier), the people are shown willingly embracing handicaps out of love. Definitely makes an interesting contrast. My theory is that he wrote the later story (Bergeron) is to clarify the distinction you mention. Loving people will want to "handicap" themselves for the sake of solidarity, but you can't turn it around the other way. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron#Parallels_with_The_Sirens_of_Titan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron#Parallels_wi...