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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 17 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

By making the train divert it gives more time for the victims to potentially escape/be rescued, and slows it down since it has to go around the bend, potentially making the impact less fatal.

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At least, that's what I'll be telling the cops with an extra $100 in my pocket.

with a turn like that it'll likely derail and save everyone's.

[–] joyjoy@piefed.social 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I would pull the lever because it's a longer path for the trolley to travel. I'd be giving the people tied up a few extra seconds of life. I'd be a hero.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

congratulations! you've got what it takes to become an executive of a multinational company!

[–] remon@ani.social 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

It's not like bill will get vaporised. As long as you get 50% of the shreds you should still be able to trade it in.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like walking over to the place where five people just got butchered to pick up a little bit of money is somehow worse, though.

[–] remon@ani.social 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Good thinking ... if you also check their wallets you might get more than just $100.

[–] Jestzer@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If it were 2010 and this conversation took place on Tumblr, you sure bet this conversation would screenshotted and sent around as a meme.

Put me in the screenshot!

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 41 minutes ago

How could you be considered responsible for their deaths? They are going to die no matter what you do, as opposed to the original trolley problem