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Share your stories (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works

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[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 7 points 8 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.

[–] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 8 months ago

Definitely that one.