m_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialexternal-linkmessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up11.37Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.36Karrow-down1external-linkThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialm_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square147fedilink
minus-squarewabafee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·edit-22 months agoDo nothing that way you don’t get to jail for murder. All the pressure goes to the other guy. Another is find a way not to reach to that point.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down5·2 months agoI feel like you’re not internalizing that this is a thought experiment.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·2 months agoThis is the dumbest thought experiment I’ve ever seen.
minus-squarefl42v@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoAlso, it’s too late to pull the lever, you’ll just provoke a crush.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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. 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.