thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
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I love this. Lateral thinking, in this case by very practically minded people who understand the real world mechanics, allows for the rejection of a problem set up by someone who has some hidden agenda.
If presented with two bad choices, pick the third.
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thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
@SnoopJ i've long said the answer to the trolley problem is to find the guy who keeps tying people to the tracks and shoot him dead
i like this too though
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thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
@SnoopJ but then it does this:
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@SnoopJ how do we know this wouldn't happen, though?
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Glad y'all like the theme, muting this now that it's escaped containment and the tedious "well actually" killjoys have arrived
@SnoopJ The Kobayashi Maru solution should always be a valid choice!
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thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
@SnoopJ plot twist: trolley has turntable wheels like all modern trains and the front axis goes on one rail while the trolley is diagonally hanging to the second track. Everyone gets killed.
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@SnoopJ Or it sends it into a tumble and you manage to kill everyone...including yourself as your attempt causes a massive force feedback that slams the switch against you, cutting you in half with pressure force.
@crazyeddie @SnoopJ In which case it is no longer your problem.
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thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
@SnoopJ ... killing everyone aboard
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thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
I must echo the reference to the trolley ending up running over both tracks at the same time successfully.
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Isn't that the same thing all of the "drift the trolley across both tracks to hit everyone" are suggesting?
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As if the people proposing it would be chained to the track.
They're standing where the picture is being taken from...
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@SnoopJ plot twist: trolley has turntable wheels like all modern trains and the front axis goes on one rail while the trolley is diagonally hanging to the second track. Everyone gets killed.
@MBEverding @SnoopJ Including any passengers on the trolley after it derails. The maximally destructive option.
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thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
@SnoopJ
As I recall from my HO scale model trains, just leaving the switch idling between the two positions will do it too. The first axle to reach it will be dumped on the ground, possibly getting hung up on the frog on the way over. The results will always be suboptimal to say the least -
thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
@SnoopJ
which means, the people inside the trolley will be sacrificed -
@SnoopJ how do we know this wouldn't happen, though?
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Isn't that the same thing all of the "drift the trolley across both tracks to hit everyone" are suggesting?
@agowa338 @SnoopJ That depends on
1. the speed and weight of the trolley;
2. the separation of the tracks;
3. the articulation of the bogies.If it's running at the speed of, say, the new Ontario light rail line, no one will get hurt because it's running too slow to fall over and will just stop in a short distance. If it's a Shinkansen, you've got problems.
But the unionised workers on the ground know which it is and can act appropriately
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thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
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@SnoopJ
which means, the people inside the trolley will be sacrificed@ki
1) It's a trolley, not a train, so its speed is limited, making a derailment less dangerous.
3) the trolley seems to be empty, otherwise someone would be able to engage the safety break
4) no passengers are mentioned, which further implies that the trolley is empty
5) No drivers is mentioned, combined with a braking distance of ~55m for old style trams at 50km/h that again strongly implies that the trolley is empty -
@agowa338 @SnoopJ That depends on
1. the speed and weight of the trolley;
2. the separation of the tracks;
3. the articulation of the bogies.If it's running at the speed of, say, the new Ontario light rail line, no one will get hurt because it's running too slow to fall over and will just stop in a short distance. If it's a Shinkansen, you've got problems.
But the unionised workers on the ground know which it is and can act appropriately
If you want to over analyse it you could also have the issue that the track does not allow being changed once a part of the train passed over it until it fully cleared again...
