- If you allow to trolley to proceed, there's a 50% chance it will run over every human on the planet
- But if you flip the switch, it takes the long way around, possibly bankrupting the trolley company. And you have a legal obligation to the shareholders to prevent that from happening at all costs.
pcthrowaway · · focus · HN ↗
- If you allow to trolley to proceed, there's a 50% chance it will run over every human on the planet
- But if you flip the switch, it takes the long way around, possibly bankrupting the trolley company. And you have a legal obligation to the shareholders to prevent that from happening at all costs.
deaux · · focus · HN ↗
No you don't. [0] It's very suspicious that this planted myth always pops up here and manages to become the top comment.
There is no trolley problem.
[0] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48975048">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48975048