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Trolley Problem Solution (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, there has never been a single death from a trolley derailment, no sir not a one.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

So now we have to check the global statistics and figure out what's the probability is of someone dying in a derailment and estimate if we should risk it or just let the one guy die. Fun!