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Re:Absurd Trolley Problems by Aeolun on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @05:25AM (#31998599)
Eh, it doesn’t matter how old the people are, really. They have all already gotten to experience the joy of life. The baby hasn’t, so they have the most to lose.
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Re:Absurd Trolley Problems by __s on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @07:36AM (#31999436)
It does matter. Five young people have been fully invested in & will now produce value for the next few decades. Whereas a baby has still not been fully invested in, years of education etc, so they're cheaper to replace
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Re:Absurd Trolley Problems by SheetPost on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @06:02AM (#31998831)
the baby (young enough) doesn't understand the situation

also, you can easily flip it: elderly cannot be saved from the torture of existence, having lived so long, but the baby has barely suffered anything yet - we can save it!

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Re:Absurd Trolley Problems by Rayhem on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @09:15AM (#32000356)
The elderly also have wisdom to offer. The baby only has potential wisdom. Of course, if you're trading on potential, the baby could potentially grow up to be a serial killer. Or the elderly could potentially be mute.
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