Kurt Vonnegut jr. explains Sift drama - Books: Printed Glory Channel • Books.VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control

posted by Ornthoron

2 months 3 weeks ago • 307 views

People have been hearing fantastic stories since time began. The problem is, they think life is supposed to be like the stories.

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written by gwiz665

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Ornthoron cannot be banned because star accounts are immune to banination - ignoring ban request by gwiz665.

written by siftbot

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i love kurt.

written by inflatablevagina

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I'm still waiting for my big climactic ending where I save the Earth from large, alien transformable robots and make out with Megan Fox.

written by blankfist

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My imagination allows me to never accomplish that to which I aspire to!

written by Sagemind

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His explanation is pretty good. That ecstasy/misery graph shows a lot.

written by gwiz665

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'Clever and forever unhappy'. That's Vonnegut and why I consider him a failure.

KV had wealth, fame, the respect of his peers and the love of many fans. He raised decent, healthy children who went on to become doctors and artists.

Yet he was miserable ALL the fking time.

I hope for his sake it was mostly an act and he got enjoyment from something, even a Tic-Tac.

So it goes.

written by quantumushroom

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>> ^quantumushroom

Oh shit, wealth and fame are not enough to make you a happy person! Who would have thought?

written by Ornthoron

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All QM is saying is the dude should feel accomplished. On one hand, he has done a lot better for himself and others than many people will ever do. On the other, it's that perpetual unhappiness that'll make him keep pining to do better and better

written by rottenseed

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Oh shit, wealth and fame are not enough to make you a happy person! Who would have thought?

This time, go back and actually read what I wrote.

It shouldn't even be about accomplishment, but his own happiness. You could choose to be happy as you strive to do better, too.

Vonnegut was proof the mind can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven.

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