Kurt Vonnegut at Rice, 1998

This was the commencement address in 1998 at Rice when I got my PhD - talk about winning the commencement speaker lottery! :) I got this from John Campbell's channel on Vimeo, and I copied it here just so more people might stumble onto it.

[@JJMcCullough]

He was such a brilliant man who had such revealing insights into the human condition.

[@abitzz1]

Imagine seeing you here JJ.

[@bubbercakes528]

Great writer. Decent good human being. Tremendous wit.

[@aimeecoleman888]

This was my commencement. Love Vonnegut!

[@amasztal6080]

Wow!

[@jerryannclifford6538]

Hey! What a great memory for you. Wonder how it has resonated in your life since (rhetorical). Thanks for sharing your connection to this commencement! 👍🇨🇦

[@jessicagrant3571]

Thank you for posting this!

[@jeffersonspace]

Very beautiful. This is a gift to us. Thanks for posting this! There is a really cool interview on C-SPAN on Vonnegut, and Heller: Battle of the Bulge and V-E Day. Interviewed by Stephen Ambrose. Stay safe peoples, and wear a mask (unless your drinking and bowling).

[@vorval96]

Kurt's speech is even more true today

[@anthonyrotolo8062]

If anyone asks what is meant by humanism...

[@josephkenny6806]

Kurt vonnigut

[@hahnfurst2195]

"I figured out how to keep humanity from hurling itself off the cliff. To start, we're all going to post our favorite Rant(s) on 11-11 at 11:11. ~ xoxo Hahn Furst” #FLICKiT #HappyBirthdayKurt #HappyBirthdayFyodor #HappyBirthdayLeo

[@DerbJd]

Generation X, then. ;)

[@Prof-Hafner]

Haha!

[@adamcarpenter818]

Vonnegut: I have no name for it, and I hope nobody else comes up with one... You: OH BOY CAN I NAME THIS THING!!!