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@abacuswizard.bsky.social

Setting aside the visual motifs like the sword and the mask and the hat, any *story* of Zorro really requires three elements:

Abacus Wizard

@abacuswizard.bsky.social

1) a small group of tyrannical oppressors currently in power 2) a large population being unjustly oppressed 3) a small group of reasonably comfortable people who are aware of the injustices but remain neutral because it isn’t directly affecting them *yet*

10/10/26, 7:13 pm0 reposts3 likes

Abacus Wizard

@abacuswizard.bsky.social

Zorro, then, is the story of someone from group 3 who makes the conscious choice to fight against group 1 and defend group 2, and ultimately must convince group 3 to shake off their neutrality and join his struggle.

Abacus Wizard

@abacuswizard.bsky.social

The time period doesn’t matter. The location (much as I love tales of old Los Angeles) doesn’t matter. If you have that setup, a new Zorro can ride again.

Don Sheldon 🌱

@donsheldon.bsky.social

If you swap "Zorro" for "The Buddha" and "fight against" for "enlighten" I think it still mostly works. Yup, looks like I'm not the first person to have this thought.

Abacus Wizard

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Don Sheldon 🌱

@donsheldon.bsky.social

I keep running into you. Hi, we're friends now.