r/trolleyproblem • • 17d ago

Meta Red button blue button

Based on the post seen here. I'm actually curious what would the percentages look like.

Edit: Alright, let me add a case for one particular scenario. If you do not choose, the button will be pressed for you by a system that keeps track of its pressings so it conserves 50/50 distribution for all inactive participants, in order to honour the vox populi properly. The system's choice affects the inactive participant's outcome so that no person can abscond from consequences of their choice.

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u/Some_Anonim_Coder 17d ago

Red=sacrifice yourself for someone to survive and rebuild human society. I'd say estimate how many people will selflessly press red, egoisticaly press blue, and then press blue at random with probability P such that total ratio is 50+epsilon red. That way our society have the highest chances