Abstract

In a dystopia brought about by a people who chose "the greatest happiness for the greatest number," what is the fate that awaits those who fail to conform to the "greatest number"?

There is a country that is about to disappear. The choice for the greatest happiness of the greatest number eventually led many citizens to develop an aversion to life. There are winners and losers, jealousy, envy, and hatred. ...... A cultural anthropologist visiting the country met a young woman. She had been singled out by her country and had given up a lot in her life. But "I did not kill me. What she quietly said to her was...

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