Lauchs@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 24 days agoI'd like to think they're all just Russian trolls but increasingly, I think some people are just selfish or dumb.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square492fedilinkarrow-up11Karrow-down1101
arrow-up1899arrow-down1imageI'd like to think they're all just Russian trolls but increasingly, I think some people are just selfish or dumb.lemmy.worldLauchs@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 24 days agomessage-square492fedilink
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·24 days agoThe trolley problem, where the person who is a murderer is the lever puller rather than whoever tied people to the tracks in the first place. I think people are abusing that thought experiment a bit.
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·24 days agoThe people tied on the track-thing is somewhat new, the original was with a runaway trolley and workers on either track.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·24 days agoWouldnt it still ultimately be someone’s responsibility they were there with no way to get out, or negligence?
The trolley problem, where the person who is a murderer is the lever puller rather than whoever tied people to the tracks in the first place.
I think people are abusing that thought experiment a bit.
The people tied on the track-thing is somewhat new, the original was with a runaway trolley and workers on either track.
Wouldnt it still ultimately be someone’s responsibility they were there with no way to get out, or negligence?