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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

People die faster if you do nothing, so doing nothing seems like the obvious choice

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)

The trolley goes at infinite speed after the branch point. What's your outside the box answer now?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

which size infinite speed we talkin’? if its faster than light then maybe we got ourselves a time travel trolley 😎

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Halfway through the branch point pull the lever to derail the trolley?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Join them on the rail

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Then you have a choice to do nothing and allow people die, or do a conscious choice to kill people. There's something for everyone, everyone wins (except the people on rails)