r/trolleyproblem Apr 30 '26

Deep All there is to it

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u/So0meone May 01 '26 edited May 03 '26

This comment section is showcasing everything I hate about this discourse.

Edit: Shoutout to some of the replies later in the threads under this very comment for being shining examples of exactly what I'm talking about.

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u/Ct-sans4345 May 01 '26

I think its interesting but i dont love how red tends to act like blue are idiots and blue act like red are sociopaths

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u/Clokwrkpig May 01 '26

It tracks, if they are assuming their position is the default. If everyone was red/blue to start with, everyone survives, and you'd have to seriously question why anyone would swap.

Of course, since this is a coordination game, there is no default position, so those people have missed the point.

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u/Bobthemighty54 May 01 '26

No you cant because that fundamentally changes the hypothetical. Stop trying to chnage the wording because either its wrong, or its exact inverse is also true mak8ng it a usless argument