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[-] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

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 9 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Definitely that one.

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