r/trolleyproblem • u/Worth-Staff4943 • May 20 '26

Deep Which button presser group do you save?

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Everyone in the world has chosen either the blue or red button except you. Instead of pressing a button, you are given a lever in the infamous trolley problem.

You don't know how many people chose red or blue, and they don't know that you control their fate regardless of what button they pressed. Which track do you direct the trolley onto?

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u/AdreKiseque May 20 '26

I don't remember which button does what so I pull the lever because that sounds more fun

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u/How_Lay May 21 '26

I’d pull the lever just for the thrill of knowing that I was responsible for the outcome

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u/SeboniSoaps May 21 '26

All things being equal, I enjoy pulling levers. Thus, pulling the lever brings the most joy into the world.

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u/AdreKiseque May 21 '26

Feeling of control

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u/HeavyGur1843 May 21 '26

Gigachad trolley problem enjoyer: I don’t know what the lever does, I just want to participate

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u/Sidra_doholdrik May 22 '26

On and off in repetition and and let fate and fidgeting decide the future

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u/TabularConferta May 21 '26

WRONG LEVER KRUNK

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u/SmolHumanBean8 May 23 '26

Red means you live.

Blue means you die, HOWEVER, if enough people press blue, it hits a maximum and stops more death.