m_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down19
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minus-squarewabafee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·edit-217 hours agoDo nothing that way you don’t get to jail for murder. All the pressure goes to the other guy. Sue the railway company, guy who pulled the lever and the creator. Another is find a way not to reach to that point.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down5·12 hours agoI feel like you’re not internalizing that this is a thought experiment.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·6 hours agoThis is the dumbest thought experiment I’ve ever seen.
minus-squarefl42v@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 hours agoAlso, it’s too late to pull the lever, you’ll just provoke a crush.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoThey’ve already both chosen not to pull the lever at this point. Guess they didn’t want to make a wider picture.
Do nothing that way you don’t get to jail for murder. All the pressure goes to the other guy. Sue the railway company, guy who pulled the lever and the creator. Another is find a way not to reach to that point.
I feel like you’re not internalizing that this is a thought experiment.
This is the dumbest thought experiment I’ve ever seen.
I envy you then
Or so you think
Also, it’s too late to pull the lever, you’ll just provoke a crush.
They’ve already both chosen not to pull the lever at this point. Guess they didn’t want to make a wider picture.