News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Parler shuts down as new owner says conservative platform needs big revamp. Parent comment

Re:Parler shuts down as new owner says conservative platform... by marginalia_nu on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:36PM (#35573100)
> evil is deliberately harming others

I don't think this definition of evil survives the trolley problem.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Parler shuts down as new owner says conservative platform... by ASalazarMX on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:56PM (#35573333)
Yet it reflects the natural reaction of not deliberately killing someone for the greater good, because people judge that more evil than the neutral position of not intervening.

Also, if you don't intervene, you don't have to answer to the police about why you deliberately killed a man. Murder is murder, even if your intentions were good.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Parler shuts down as new owner says conservative platform... by Timon3 on Saturday April 22, 2023 @02:35PM (#35669604)
As mentioned by the comment you reply to, this thought:

> Yet it reflects the natural reaction of not deliberately killing someone for the greater good, because people judge that more evil than the neutral position of not intervening.

is quickly disproven through the Trolley problem, since it's literally about deliberately killing someone for the greater good - and the average respondent DOES deliberately kill someone for the greater good.

[ Parent | on HN ]