The classic imaage of the trolley poblem with the following text "The Troll-ey Problem No one is tied down. No one is in danger. Both paths lead to the same banal future. Knowing you have no affect on the future, your actions have no consequences, your existence a meaningless, pathetic blip in a vast and epic universe, do you pull the lever?"

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[–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I mean, seeing the track switching mechanism in action might be kinda neat.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You could pull the lever after half of the trolley passed the switch to see it derail.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Does it make a satisfying "ka-chunk" noise? Because in that case, definitely yes.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, sure. Why not? Sounds like fun.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Click, Clack! I'm a machinist! Woo WOOO!!!!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    No matter how insignificant you may feel, the universe would not be the same without you

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    If I pull the lever, I get to watch the trolley follow the curve of the track for longer. This makes me happy.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Am I allowed to get on the track?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Thank you so much for being I believe the only other person to post here besides me!

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    [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    Pull the lever as the trolley passes the interchange

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    I pull the lever to initiate the fabled multi-track drift.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    Pulling the lever almost every day, if you know what I mean

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    When done at the right time, pulling the lever can still derail the trolley

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I'd lie on the tracks just to spite you

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    This is my favorite version. I flip the switch so I know what if feels like, the tactile sensation. Then I go do my own thing and just chill.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I pull the lever to make the universe bend to my will, even for a moment

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Yes. It gives me a sense of control.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Easy: I follow the main directive and don't interfere

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    The chaotic evil pulls the lever when the trolly is at the track interchange just to prove this premise wrong.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I have the choice whether to offer a correction of “affect” to “effect”.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Does pulling the lever teach people the difference between "affect" and "effect"? I'm willing to pull it on the off chance that it does.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I board the trolley

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