Read the accompanying short story here:

https://archive.org/embed/the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omelas-ursula-k-leguin

What do the fictional city Omelas, the Infinity Gauntlet "Snap" of Thanos, and the film Soylent Green have in common?

Each presents a haunting question: What if peace, prosperity, or survival depends on someone else’s suffering—and we choose to look away?

In this episode of Weatherford Daze, Jason and Rachel dig into three powerful stories that challenge our moral comfort zones. From the tortured child beneath the joy of Omelas, to Thanos’s cold logic in Avengers: Infinity War, to the dark truth behind society’s food supply in Soylent Green, we explore how fiction forces us to confront the unseen costs of comfort, power, and complicity.

Topics We Explore:

• Utilitarianism and the logic of sacrifice
• Privilege and the price of utopia
• Systems that depend on silence and denial
• What it means to "walk away"—and whether that's enough

Short Stories Mentioned:

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. LeGuin

Movies Mentioned:

Avengers: Infinity War

Soylent Green

Could you walk away from Omelas? Do the ends ever justify the means? Let us know in the comments below.

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Music Used:

A Kiss To Build A Dream On by Louis Armstrong

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