Jonathan Kamens on Nostr: "the 2024 U.S. election was a trolley problem" <- yes, absolutely "flipping the ...
"the 2024 U.S. election was a trolley problem" <- yes, absolutely
"flipping the switch could only change who would be crushed" <- no, absolutely not
The fundamental idea of the trolley problem is that flipping the switch HARMS FEWER PEOPLE.
Most people when confronted with the problem agree that's the right thing to do.
Harris would have harmed far fewer people.
It's incredible that even now some people still struggle with this concept.
#politics #USPol
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https://mastodon.nl/@abhayakara/114132500366031146Published at
2025-03-09 14:55:54Event JSON
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