m_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialimagemessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up11.37Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.36Karrow-down1imageThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialm_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squarewebghost0101@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-228 days agoWorst case for pulling the lever is 5 loved ones die and so do 8 strangers. Its stated that when not pulling the lever the loved ones on the cart to survive (with ptsd). Highest risk/best reward vs No risk/minimal loss.
minus-squareUndercoverUlrikHD@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·28 days agoI guess I didn’t read the problem properly.
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·28 days agonah you forgot my solution of also lying down on the track and daring the trolley to switch the track itself
Worst case for pulling the lever is 5 loved ones die and so do 8 strangers.
Its stated that when not pulling the lever the loved ones on the cart to survive (with ptsd).
Highest risk/best reward vs No risk/minimal loss.
I guess I didn’t read the problem properly.
nah you forgot my solution of also lying down on the track and daring the trolley to switch the track itself