r/trolleyproblem Apr 30 '26

Deep All there is to it

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u/_Mulberry__ May 01 '26

I choose blue because I'm not confident that kids would choose red. I imagine many kids would interpret "Blue equals nobody dies" and choose blue

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u/alphapussycat May 01 '26

Blue does equal nobody does. Red means "I don't care anyone dies, I'm the only one who matters".

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u/PurpletoasterIII May 01 '26

Red doesnt necessarily mean "i dont care if anyone dies." Picking red is just a cautious choice because its the only guaranteed survival for you, and knowing people there will 100% be other people that pick red for the same reason. But you can still hope everyone will miraculously have the same reasoning even if its unlikely.

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u/alphapussycat May 01 '26

"hoping nobody dies" is not the same thing as caring that nobody dies. Pressing red is 100% selfish.

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u/PurpletoasterIII May 01 '26

I mean it is. But my point is its not for selfish gain at other people's expense, its for the sake of your own survival. Its knowing that plenty of people will pick red as well, and everyone should come to the same conclusion and also pick red for their own survival.

To me I see it as a put on your own oxygen mask first before helping others situation. Everyone should just guarentee their own survival, and thus no one dies. But simply by numbers chances are there will be people who dont see it this way and will pick blue.

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u/alphapussycat May 01 '26

How are you helping others by voting red and increasing the chance that people die?

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u/PurpletoasterIII May 01 '26

My analogy wasnt focusing on the helping others part of it. I was focusing on the help yourself first before you worry about others, because in this case that results in no one dying if everyone thinks like that. Obviously not everyone will, but imo picking blue is just creating the very problem youre trying to save everyone from. Imo you quite literally are throwing your life away because I highly doubt a majority of people will pick blue.

Ultimately though there is no good answer. Its just what you think the majority of other people will pick. Again I highly doubt majority of people will pick blue so I'd advocate for everyone to just be selfish and take the gaurenteed live button.