Trolley Company Profit Problem

You can stop the trolley at any time, but doing so would disrupt the trolley service causing the company to lose profits

A person stands beside a trolley traveling over a long line of people. The joke reframes the classic trolley problem as a business decision, suggesting that stopping the trolley would hurt company profits, so financial incentives override human lives. EN: A person stands beside a trolley traveling over a long line of people. The joke reframes the classic trolley problem as a business decision, suggesting that stopping the trolley would hurt company profits, so financial incentives override human lives.

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