ETA: Okay, I’ve recently found out that this quote is not Vonnegut, although he did write something similar to this in a letter to schoolchildren. That letter was posted to three–ring’s blog with her commentary posted below. Her commentary was copy-pasted to Facebook as being written by Vonnegut, and it’s been passed around that way ever since. Proof here.
I’m fixing this post with proper attribution. I did do a quick web search before posting this, but apparently it was too quick. Bleagh.
where does that come from though?
everyone in American movies and TV is a savant or aspiring to be one; they’re not just a hacker or a tailor–they’re the best at what they do!!! they have skills unseen even by the oldest gods. they can create a perfect dress in 20 minutes flat that’ll wow the most critical Vogue editorialists; They can hack into the most secure system in a matter of minutes!