Bingo. The Trolley Problem is actually so simplified to make its point that it becomes somewhat unhelpful. In reality, unless you possess a rare degree of reliable inside knowledge, you are most often taking someone else's word for it that there even *are* five people on the current track.
This is why loss of trust is such an issue no matter how much the television downplays it.
Bingo. The Trolley Problem is actually so simplified to make its point that it becomes somewhat unhelpful. In reality, unless you possess a rare degree of reliable inside knowledge, you are most often taking someone else's word for it that there even *are* five people on the current track.
This is why loss of trust is such an issue no matter how much the television downplays it.
I saw a great sketch of this years ago where, waaaay down the line with one person on it, there's a veritable stack of people tied to the tracks- and no switch nearby.
Bingo. The Trolley Problem is actually so simplified to make its point that it becomes somewhat unhelpful. In reality, unless you possess a rare degree of reliable inside knowledge, you are most often taking someone else's word for it that there even *are* five people on the current track.
This is why loss of trust is such an issue no matter how much the television downplays it.
I saw a great sketch of this years ago where, waaaay down the line with one person on it, there's a veritable stack of people tied to the tracks- and no switch nearby.
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