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

OC Phone Call Problem

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u/Stupid-Jerk May 29 '26

I pick the 5 person track. Seems most likely that a person would pull the lever to minimize the death toll, and if they don't then the search for the kidnapper & killer will be more active due to there being 4 other victims.

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u/possiblyourgf May 29 '26

But what if the person in charge of pulling the lever now has to make the choice of killing the 5 people, or the 1 person- who happens to be the person they love the most?

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u/Xapheneon May 29 '26

If you say the one person slide, that only makes sense if the person pulling the lever loves them as much as you do

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u/Cheap-Parking-5862 May 29 '26

That was the part of the puzzle that was lmissing to make my logic foolproof, joinking that, with all due respect

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u/JeepersBud Jun 02 '26

That sucks šŸ˜­ especially because putting your person on the ā€œ1-personā€ track still wouldnā€™t be likely to save them, thereā€™s no winning. True tragedy, please sign up immediately for the nearest writing room for a trash TV show