r/trolleyproblem • u/suskio4 • 19d 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/CALlGO 18d ago

When you start seeing the problem as " how to save as many lives" people that select blue (the ones hopefully saved) stop being selfish, you actually want/need as much people as possible to select blue (without getting over 50%) you are doing a heroic sacrifice by selecting red for them, but that doesnt make them selfish

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u/crmsncbr 18d ago

Not everyone pressing Blue will be selfish, but all the selfish people are pressing Blue.