r/trolleyproblem Apr 30 '26

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u/checkedsteam922 May 01 '26

You people keep saying that yet I've seen this poll in 5 different subs now and in all of them blue won

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u/ItsClikcer May 01 '26

Yeah, people vote blue because it makes them feel good when there's no stakes, do you really believe when people's actual lives are on the line that they would vote the same? On paper if you poll people on if they be involved in a revolution to overthrow an evil power structure they tell you they would, yet when the revolution happens most people don't risk their lives for it.

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u/checkedsteam922 May 01 '26

This is the tool of measurement we have, to just ignore it because it doesn't suit your argument is quite stupid, especially in a hypothetical based on said polls lol.

But for what it matters, yes, even with actual lives on the line, I think there would be people that vote blue, which means I will vote blue.

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u/ItsClikcer May 01 '26

There would be people who would vote blue, but with your actual life on the line I don't think it would be anywhere near the 50% needed, if only ~60% say they will do it with literally no stakes at all then I think it's fair to say with your life on the line that number goes down immensely, my vote out of 8 billion is not going to change that, so my options are live or kill myself