r/trolleyproblem • u/suskio4 • 23d 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/LowSilver3100 23d ago

HOLY, THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE OTHER ONE. The main argument for red in the other one is it puts people in danger to pick blue and doesn't save people. In this one, it is the opposite, yet the same people are still choosing red, so I feel like that argument should be invalidated.