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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.

  • REallyN [she/her,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I can't tell if it's suppose to be a thing where we think how ridiculous it is they think all their prosperity is predicated on the suffering or the child, or if it's a thing where people need someone below them/worse off to feel good about themselves.