That Vonnegut story demonstrated the artificial construct of equal outcomes. Kurt did so accidentally, as he was an avowed socialist.
Your article made me think of that story.
As soon as I started reading, I thought of the hobbled ballerinas and Harrison with his head clamped up.
Forced equality, deliberately dumbing down society.
NPCs.
It fits, even if he was a socialist hippie.
Leftists often expose themselves accidentally. Hunger Games. Harry Potter. Each portrays totalitarian leftists but hangs it on a stereotyped right-wing hook. Hypocrisy and projection are endemic to leftism.