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Re:Absurd Trolley Problems by McBeige on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @07:03AM (#31999239)
> You can't really boil down trolley problems into "Would you kill x or y?".

Thoughts on why you can't? I think you can and must.

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Re:Absurd Trolley Problems by 22c on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @07:21AM (#31999360)
It's a big difference that someone is already in the way. If you take no action they die anyway. If you suddenly collapse on the ground or get struck by lightning before you can pull the lever, they still die. It's not your fault that they died.
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