| My favorite answers to the Trolley Problem: The Union rep: "First of all, it’s not even your train yard." The C'est la vie response: "NTA. Trolley accidents happen." The wishful thinker: "It is possible that that person was a criminal or other person that the law doesn’t protect." The Nihilist: "NTA. The other passengers were already in line with mortality when they got on that trolley." The victim blamer: "This is a scenario that could have been easily avoided by simply not standing in the way of a runaway trolley." The "it's just a job" solution: "NTA. What is the point of being a railway worker if you can’t save five people from being killed. You’re not a hero, you’re a railway worker" The Hater: "YTA and a f*ing scumbag. I hope they find your body in the abandoned train yard and run over it with the trolley because you deserve to be f*ed over by life more than anyone else." The "I know this one": "It’s a real life example of a Trolley Problem" The worst action is inaction: "YTA. It's not your responsibility to choose the least harmful option. Just pull the damn lever." The philosophy 101 creative thinker: "I’m not sure I agree with the “only two options” part" The Existentialist: "YTA. You chose to be a pawn in someone else’s game because it was easier than trying something different." Common sense: "NTA. If you don't do anything, the trolley will kill 5 people. If you do something, 1 person will die. Seems pretty clear cut to me." The root cause analyst: "If you wanted to be a good person, you'd give money to the organization that runs the trolley" The Twist: "You are responsible for the death of one person. That person is you." |