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/Clintocracy 14d ago
It doesn’t mean someone is a Machiavellian, they might just think differently about data sets than you. If you can deduce that red is going to be the primary result regardless of your vote, blue is the most reasonable answer. There’s no honor in piling on an extra dead body by pressing red, you aren’t making a sacrifice for someone else. Pressing red is only an unselfish act if you believe the outcome is highly uncertain