m_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialimagemessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up11.37Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.36Karrow-down1imageThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialm_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square147fedilink
minus-squarewabafee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·edit-21 month 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-up15arrow-down5·1 month agoI feel like you’re not internalizing that this is a thought experiment.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·1 month agoThis is the dumbest thought experiment I’ve ever seen.
minus-squarefl42v@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoAlso, it’s too late to pull the lever, you’ll just provoke a crush.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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.
Or so you think
I envy you then
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.