ULTRA-HARRIER TONY’S CHAIN LETTER · TO THE
SWARTHMORONS
The path of art for fame’s sakeExpose the insanity of doomsday weapons
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pAlong somewhat the same lines, you can also write satires that excoriate corrupt religious institutions,
2qAnd corrupt political institutions,
3rAnd corrupt bureaucracies,
4Because your audience is just chock-full of people who think it’s terrible that our institutions are corrupt,
5And what can you do?
6sSince it’s pretty obvious that when all the institutions are corrupt, there’s nothing anyone can do but shrug,
7Your audience wants to be reminded very frequently about how corrupt their institutions are,
8By someone who’s never had an original or new thought on the subject,
9Because that’s exactly what they expect,
10aAnd is therefore the surest way to please them.
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