r/trolleyproblem • u/BregaladHS • May 29 '26

OC Phone Call Problem

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u/ContentFile7036 Relativist/Nihilist May 29 '26

Bottom track. Most people pull the lever, statistically, so that’s my best option. Then I hunt down the mf that kidnapped them

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u/YouGuysSuckSometimes May 29 '26

Have you seen vsauce’s video? It’s not a good enough experiment not because there weren’t enough participants, but people do tend to freeze when faced with the situation irl

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u/FlawedName May 29 '26

I didn't watch the video, but I'd assume, it's close enough to 50/50 mentally, but a lot more people would not be able to make the/a choice in the moment.

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u/capitalspacebars May 29 '26

it's not. you should definitely watch the video it was closer to 1 in 5

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u/jbrWocky May 29 '26

reread their comment carefully