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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.
Have you read NK Jemisin's "response" to Omelas? I don't think it's as powerful, but there's some food for thought there too.
I think LeGuin herself arrives at largely the same point in The Dispossessed, in much the same way.
Interesting, just did. I like this one too, although you're right, it's not as powerful.
This one feels so condensing and the writing is just worse. I'm only like 3/4's of the way through though so we'll see I guess.