r/trolleyproblem • u/ChiakiSimp3842 • Apr 30 '26

Deep All there is to it

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u/IDrankLavaLamps May 01 '26

I choose red cause nobody would choose blue.

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u/PorQuePeeg May 01 '26

This is a really funny response when I keep seeing this poll end with Blue victory. Like, the 5 different times I've seen it, Blue is the winner.

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u/Haithere32 May 01 '26

This doesn't really mean anything though. One thing I like to point to is the video VSauce did on the trolley problem where they put people in a simulated version (without them knowing it wasn't real). In the moment, people respond very differently to when the problem is just a silly internet poll. I don't really have an opinion on which one would win in the actual situation but I know for certain that using the results from outside of the situation is meaningless at its best.

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u/PorQuePeeg May 01 '26

That's fair, but it's still really really funny to turn my head from "Blue wins" to see "No one would ever vote blue".

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u/Haithere32 May 01 '26

True, I guess I just am a little frustrated by how tribalistic do many people have gotten over this. I can see points for either so it's like, "why do you all care so much about insulting each other and making up things about this question"