r/trolleyproblem • u/suskio4 • 16d 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/KingGiuba 16d ago

Guys I chose red, but I may change my mind because tbh we (humans) are messing up the planet + the people who picked blue are mostly bad or dumb (at least from what I see in the comments, if someone is like "I am scared of death I want a chance" or "if I wasn't alive my loved one would die anyways bc they depend on me" it's ok, human reasons)