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Isnβt this just a ripoff of the magical realist story about the utopia being propped up a single boy being tortured in the basement? Or did that story come after?
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas was written in the 70s. So the Trolley Problem came first. But, obviously, consequentialism predates them both
Great story for anyone who's interested btw
Ursula Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf