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   Eric the Cerise (ericthecerise@kolektiva.social)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jan-2024 06:55:08 JST Eric the Cerise

   The Problem with Trolley Car Problems

   I started out saying this as a joke, but gradually, over time, I've come to realize it's actually accurate.

   The true solution to almost all "trolley car" problems is to find who keeps tying people to the tracks.

   In trolley car problems, the people tied to the tracks always represent some disadvantaged sector of society — poor people, homeless people, no healthcare, minorites, etc — or even just (pardon the expression) "regular" lower class people.

   And the "problem" is always "do you let those people be run over in order to save a billionaire, or a corporation, or the banking industry, or some sector of the economy, etc.

   And again ... why are those people tied to the tracks in the first place? What is wrong with our economy/society/legal system, that we have those people stuck in those disadvantaged positions?

   So the next time you see a trolley car problem — even the comedy/shitpost/joke problems — ask yourself, "who are those people tied to the track, and how did they get there in the first place?

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 00:13:41 JST Rich Felker

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     @samanthagroves @ErictheCerise And they have bodies you could tie to the tracks. 🤔

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     S.🔪🏴 (samanthagroves@kolektiva.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 00:13:42 JST S.🔪🏴

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     @ErictheCerise & never forget: They have NAMES and ADRESSES