Matrix?

From the short piece “Harrison Bergeron” author Kurt Vonnegut brings to mind a lot of different controversial issues. The most obvious issue is technology versus human rights. In this story it is not the fear of AI that readers feel but the fear of fellow human beings. The reason this story, however short it is, is able to draw so many emotions is the extinct of what humans can do to other humans. Although the head gear and the mechanical utensils to keep people from thinking outside of the box are scary and overwhelming it’s the idea that other human beings can place so much force over other people and see it as justified. Like the evil power Hitler held, the Handicapper General abused the power entrusted to her. The fear of this story comes from the idea of placing someone in power that will only serve destroy the country.