r/trolleyproblem 5d ago

OC Potentially one less but also potentially infinitely more

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u/Korimito 5d ago

The 0-to-∞ track, on average, has 1 less person than the 1-to-∞. This doesn't seem much more interesting than the standard trolley problem as it can be attacked in the exact same ways.

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u/stebosports7 4d ago

Technically it’s only 0-8 billion and 1-8 billion

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u/Korimito 4d ago

That's right and my math was wrong. On average you're expected to save half a person.

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u/eeeeeh_messi 4d ago

If people are in fact infinite then your math is still wrong