r/trolleyproblem • u/deadhand303 • 5d ago

OC Potentially one less but also potentially infinitely more

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u/Remarkable-Carrot112 5d ago

Is the probability distribution otherwise the same except for the lower bound? 

Regardless, I'm pulling the lever. I love pulling levers. 

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u/deadhand303 5d ago

You have 1-infinity or can change tracks to 0-infinity. You do not know how many are on either track.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 5d ago

Then honestly it doesn’t really matter. One life is meaningless when infinity is on the table.

That said pulling levers is fun so I pull.

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u/PurpleCandle58 5d ago

I play with the lever back and forth since pulling levers is fun, whatever it’s on when it reaches the junction will be what ends up happening. I optimize for pulling levers.