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Share your stories (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don’t remember the name of the short story, but I remember that it was about a town that abused someone they kept in a dungeon, and through their abuse they stayed unified. The teacher said it was a lesson in utilitarianism.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, by Ursala McGuin?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Definitely that one.