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Tawdry underside of the American dream
Re‑reading Vonnegut in 2023: satire that still slices through consumerist myths and manufactured consent.
Vonnegut’s laconic prose and looping structures lampoon the idea that prosperity automatically tracks virtue.
His gallery of strivers, schemers, and innocents lays bare how systems reward conformity and punish curiosity.
In a season of layoffs and algorithmic hustle, his work feels less like nostalgia and more like news.