# 708 - AROMA 6 (from the Palapa)

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Podcast: [Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tangentially-speaking-with-christopher-ryan-1017483)
Published: 2026-03-10T21:47:16+00:00
Episode link: https://chrisryan.substack.com/p/708-aroma-6-from-the-palapa
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com In this one we talk about our reactions to “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” by Ursula K. LeGuin. Is there any walking away? What are we walking away from? Is there a way to live in this world without the stain of guilt and corruption? What does it mean to be in the world but not of it?

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