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So basically their answer to the trolley problem is to flip the switch and have it run over one person instead of five.

It only makes sense to act that way if you absolutely know a tragedy will occur. Of course, in the real world, the future is not so certain. You can't know for sure if the damage you do in the short term is any less than the damage that would have happened.



I think there's a fair amount of people who think that status quo is untenable. That, and a sense of overwhelming inertia is all it takes.




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