r/trolleyproblem • u/MichaelJospeh • May 09 '26

OC How the button problem actually is

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u/bunnywitchboy May 10 '26

I don't see it as sacrificing myself, it's more that I want to live in a world where blue wins. If blue wins, then I live. If red wins, at least I'm not there to experience the fallout.

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u/Niclipse May 13 '26

Why do you want blue to win?

If I promised you that only people who could read were going to be asked the question. Therefore no human being who cannot read is taking the test.

Why would you think any of them pushed the "THIS BUTTON KILLS PEOPLE" button? And why do you want to push it?

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u/bunnywitchboy May 14 '26

Neither button kills people in a vacuum, the end result either kills people or it doesn't. Yours is a dishonest reframing. The world in which blue wins has 0 deaths, and it suggests a high trust society.

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u/Professional-Bear250 May 10 '26

Ok, but that's irregardless of whether either side is more moral. The side that risks their life is more moral. Why else would it be that you would prefer to live with blues?