So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves t… - Kurt Vonnegut

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So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves to be agreeing machines instead of thinking machines. All their minds had to do was to discover what other people were thinking, and then they thought that, too.

Kurt Vonnegut

Breakfast of Champions · May 1, 1999 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (11 November 1922 – 11 April 2007) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction.

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