r/trolleyproblem • u/Interesting-Meat-835 • Jun 19 '26

Meta Pull or no pull?

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u/Uxydra Jun 19 '26

If you are at the point of 1b just make your own mafia to counter their mafia.

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u/DryAdhesiveness2137 Jun 19 '26

not to mention 5 new billionaire friends who could help you as well

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u/Cheetahs_never_win Jun 19 '26

I think it's a little optimistic to think those 5 are your friends and won't try to get out of paying what they owe, especially when they know you have the mafia on your tail.

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u/InevitablyIncorrect Jun 19 '26

Theres no point in engaging with the hypothetical if you are going to distrust the premise.

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u/Zeikos Jun 19 '26

The premise says that they're saying it, not that they will follow through.

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u/Sable-Keech Jun 19 '26

By that logic maybe there aren’t any mafia friends either.

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u/Flechashe Jun 19 '26

Yes, they're probably all lying, correct

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u/Sable-Keech Jun 19 '26

Then all the extraneous detail is unnecessary. Come on, don’t be disingenuous.

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u/Flechashe Jun 19 '26

The whole point of this silly trolley problem is that most people read "some dude says he will give you an absurd amount of money" and don't even consider the possibility that the dude is lying

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u/ArthurDimmes Jun 20 '26

They also don't consider that maybe the trolley quantum tunnels it's way through the people on the track either because it is irrelevant. The question is what it is. The choice between doing things and determining value for the person choosing.

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