- 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.
There is no such legal obligation. That's a myth the oligarchs have spread to preclude people from even imagining socially responsible corporations.
Sure, you might get fired if you try to put social responsibility or even just long term sustainability of the company above quarterly earnings/growth if your board isn't on board with it. But you won't go to jail.
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.
MaxfordAndSons · · focus · HN ↗
Sure, you might get fired if you try to put social responsibility or even just long term sustainability of the company above quarterly earnings/growth if your board isn't on board with it. But you won't go to jail.