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Please don't read comments until you've read this. It is very short and fast to read. It is radicalizing. It is a good short story to send to your friend who needs to understand what capitalism is. LeGuin wrote this in 1973, cementing her status as Chad Supreme of Fuck Mountain. Bow before her might.

Let's discuss in the comments below.

  • quartz242 [she/her]M
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    4 years ago

    I love the way she sets the scene, the myriad of description threads that come together to weave a clear tapestry. Great allegory, I haven't read this before. One of the saddest things is that the people who willfully ignore as it is easier to bear that than to be able to have the vision to see a way of life beyond that presented, exactly as she puts forth in the closing passage.