The planet was being destroyed by manufacturing processes, and what was being manufactured was lousy, by and large.
Kurt VonnegutPay no attention to Caesar. Caesar doesn't have the slightest idea what's really going on.
Kurt VonnegutSo, 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 VonnegutWhat is the purpose of life?...To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool!
Kurt Vonnegut