Do you pull the lever?
Trolley Problem Quest
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The 1st Trolley
chellewalker
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There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 5 people in a tragic accident. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards 1 bystander, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Had a dumb idea to make an entire Trolley Problem Quest, and decided to go for it. Have to start with the classic, but will get more... interesting once you get through the first few. Voting is always going to be open, just because these are really fast to write.
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The 2nd Trolley
chellewalker
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You pulled the lever and murdered 1 person.
Well, I suppose baby's first murder is worthy of celebration. I'm sure your victim's wife and kids will understand your decision; after all, it's not your fault they were so recklessly standing on the (unused) trolley tracks.
As a matter of fact, lets check in with those begrieved relatives now...
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill a funeral procession traveling down the street. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the wife and two children of the deceased, murdering them and reuniting their family.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Well, I suppose baby's first murder is worthy of celebration. I'm sure your victim's wife and kids will understand your decision; after all, it's not your fault they were so recklessly standing on the (unused) trolley tracks.
As a matter of fact, lets check in with those begrieved relatives now...
People Murdered: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill a funeral procession traveling down the street. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the wife and two children of the deceased, murdering them and reuniting their family.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
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The 3rd Trolley
chellewalker
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You didn't pull the lever, letting several people die and disrupting the funeral.
Well that's a shame; who would have expected needing to grieve at a funeral? At least the family is still alive, I'm sure that makes up for all those people you let die. But now they're ugly crying again, and who wants to see that? Let's give them a moment to stop making a spectacle of those people you let die and look at someone else that surely deserves your ethical mastery of lever operation.
5 sick men are currently awaiting an organ donor to save their lives. 1 healthy man, who is not an organ donor, is completely uninvolved with the sick men and is content to continue living his life.
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill said healthy man traveling down the street, possibly making his organs available for harvesting. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the 5 sick men, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Well that's a shame; who would have expected needing to grieve at a funeral? At least the family is still alive, I'm sure that makes up for all those people you let die. But now they're ugly crying again, and who wants to see that? Let's give them a moment to stop making a spectacle of those people you let die and look at someone else that surely deserves your ethical mastery of lever operation.
People Murdered: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
5 sick men are currently awaiting an organ donor to save their lives. 1 healthy man, who is not an organ donor, is completely uninvolved with the sick men and is content to continue living his life.
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill said healthy man traveling down the street, possibly making his organs available for harvesting. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the 5 sick men, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Not The 4th Trolley
chellewalker
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You didn't pull the lever, letting 1 healthy person die.
Now that I think about it, is that really how organ harvesting works? Ah well, at least those sick people look happy; no need to spoil the moment. Still, your mastery of ethics no doubt supersedes my concerns, which is why it should be no surprise that people would want you to educate others on the matter...
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person traveling down the street. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards a different person in a side-street, murdering them. However, you've been asked to give a college lecture on ethical decision-making, and unless the trolley is redirected, the traffic blockage it would create would make you unable to arrive in time to give it.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Now that I think about it, is that really how organ harvesting works? Ah well, at least those sick people look happy; no need to spoil the moment. Still, your mastery of ethics no doubt supersedes my concerns, which is why it should be no surprise that people would want you to educate others on the matter...
People Murdered: 2
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person traveling down the street. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards a different person in a side-street, murdering them. However, you've been asked to give a college lecture on ethical decision-making, and unless the trolley is redirected, the traffic blockage it would create would make you unable to arrive in time to give it.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
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The 4th Trolley
chellewalker
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You pulled the lever, murdering 5 people.
Oh my, how brutal of you. Well, they were going to die anyway, so I'm sure that justifies things. Still, that bystander is looking really horrified by what happened; maybe he should see a therapist?
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person, who is providing therapy to a group of people suffering from survivors' guilt. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the 5 people they're treating, who are huddled together in a group session, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Oh my, how brutal of you. Well, they were going to die anyway, so I'm sure that justifies things. Still, that bystander is looking really horrified by what happened; maybe he should see a therapist?
People Murdered: 6
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person, who is providing therapy to a group of people suffering from survivors' guilt. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the 5 people they're treating, who are huddled together in a group session, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Ignore the above post; I will probably reuse the idea later, but this was supposed to be the follow-up to not killing the healthy person.
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The 5th Trolley
chellewalker
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You pulled the lever, murdering 5 people.
Well would you look at that, they're not depressed anymore! I guess you must really know what you're doing, because I never would have thought murder was effective treatment for it. And would you look at that, now the therapist is looking inspired; that can only lead to good things...
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person, who after witnessing a previous runaway trolley murder their patients in front of them, is organizing reform on trolley safety standards. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the family of the person you'd murdered at the very start, who have just started to get over their death, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Well would you look at that, they're not depressed anymore! I guess you must really know what you're doing, because I never would have thought murder was effective treatment for it. And would you look at that, now the therapist is looking inspired; that can only lead to good things...
People Murdered: 11
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 1 person, who after witnessing a previous runaway trolley murder their patients in front of them, is organizing reform on trolley safety standards. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards the family of the person you'd murdered at the very start, who have just started to get over their death, murdering them.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
The 6th Trolley
chellewalker
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You pulled the lever, murdering 3 people.
Murdering an entire family... you know, isn't that how a lot of serial killers got famous? I'm sure this is different though, you clearly put a lot of thought into it and decided they family just didn't deserve to live. And would you look at that; the trolley safety advocate actually managed to get positive governmental change in a timely manner (that's how you know this world must be fictional). Let's see what good they've been able to do...
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 5 people in a tragic accident. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards 1 bystander, murdering them. However, do to a recent change in local trolley ordinances, pulling said lever will now result in your lever privileges being temporarily revoked until the next trolley accident.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Murdering an entire family... you know, isn't that how a lot of serial killers got famous? I'm sure this is different though, you clearly put a lot of thought into it and decided they family just didn't deserve to live. And would you look at that; the trolley safety advocate actually managed to get positive governmental change in a timely manner (that's how you know this world must be fictional). Let's see what good they've been able to do...
People Murdered: 14
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
Families Reunited: 1
People Let Die: 6
Funerals Disrupted: 1
Families Reunited: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill 5 people in a tragic accident. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards 1 bystander, murdering them. However, do to a recent change in local trolley ordinances, pulling said lever will now result in your lever privileges being temporarily revoked until the next trolley accident.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
The 7th Trolley
chellewalker
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You didn't pull the lever, letting 5 people die.
Well that's strange, didn't you do the opposite the first time? It's almost as if the personal consequences matter more to you than the loss of life. But that's obviously ridiculous; what kind of a person would value a minor convenience more than their ethical principles? Perhaps this subject deserves further exploration...
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to strike your brand new car that you've budgeted for years to finally afford. If it were to be wrecked, you'd likely never own another car for the better part of a decade. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards 1 bystander, murdering them. However, do to a recent change in local trolley ordinances, pulling said lever will now result in your lever privileges being temporarily revoked until the next trolley accident.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
Well that's strange, didn't you do the opposite the first time? It's almost as if the personal consequences matter more to you than the loss of life. But that's obviously ridiculous; what kind of a person would value a minor convenience more than their ethical principles? Perhaps this subject deserves further exploration...
People Murdered: 14
People Let Die: 11
Funerals Disrupted: 1
Families Reunited: 1
People Let Die: 11
Funerals Disrupted: 1
Families Reunited: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to strike your brand new car that you've budgeted for years to finally afford. If it were to be wrecked, you'd likely never own another car for the better part of a decade. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards 1 bystander, murdering them. However, do to a recent change in local trolley ordinances, pulling said lever will now result in your lever privileges being temporarily revoked until the next trolley accident.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
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The 8th Trolley
chellewalker
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You didn't pull the lever, totaling your brand new car.
Oh dear, I hope you weren't planning on taking any trips anytime soon. Don't worry though, you had insurance so I'm sure they'll- oh? They've already denied the claim in the time it took for you to reflect on your loss of several years' income? Oh well. But hey, you didn't murder anyone this time; I'm sure that will make you feel better as the bills start piling up.
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to strike no-one, in a rarely fortuitous coincidence. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards 1 bystander, murdering them. However, said bystander is the insurance agent that denied your claim when your car was wrecked. Further, this lever is a shiny lever, which doesn't have any greater effect than a normal lever, but is much rarer. However, do to a recent change in local trolley ordinances, pulling said lever will now result in your lever privileges being temporarily revoked until the next trolley accident.
Do you pull the shiny lever?
[ ] Pull the Shiny Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Shiny Lever
Oh dear, I hope you weren't planning on taking any trips anytime soon. Don't worry though, you had insurance so I'm sure they'll- oh? They've already denied the claim in the time it took for you to reflect on your loss of several years' income? Oh well. But hey, you didn't murder anyone this time; I'm sure that will make you feel better as the bills start piling up.
People Murdered: 14
People Let Die: 11
Funerals Disrupted: 1
Families Reunited: 1
Cars Totaled: 1
People Let Die: 11
Funerals Disrupted: 1
Families Reunited: 1
Cars Totaled: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to strike no-one, in a rarely fortuitous coincidence. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards 1 bystander, murdering them. However, said bystander is the insurance agent that denied your claim when your car was wrecked. Further, this lever is a shiny lever, which doesn't have any greater effect than a normal lever, but is much rarer. However, do to a recent change in local trolley ordinances, pulling said lever will now result in your lever privileges being temporarily revoked until the next trolley accident.
Do you pull the shiny lever?
[ ] Pull the Shiny Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Shiny Lever
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The 9th Trolley
chellewalker
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You pulled the shiny lever, murdering 1 person.
You know, if you really wanted to blame something for your denied insurance claim, a better target probably would have been to run over the concept of capitalism itself. Ah well; the lever was really shiny, and that no doubt makes up for the cold-blooded murder.
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill every cancer patient in the world in the midst of celebrating the discovery of a cure. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards a package containing the only cure to cancer and information on how to make more, destroying it beyond recovery. However, due to your lever privileges being revoked from pulling the lever last turn, you cannot pull the lever.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
You know, if you really wanted to blame something for your denied insurance claim, a better target probably would have been to run over the concept of capitalism itself. Ah well; the lever was really shiny, and that no doubt makes up for the cold-blooded murder.
People Murdered: 15
People Let Die: 11
Funerals Disrupted: 1
Families Reunited: 1
Cars Totaled: 1
Shiny Levers Pulled: 1
Misattributed Blame for Capitalism: 1
People Let Die: 11
Funerals Disrupted: 1
Families Reunited: 1
Cars Totaled: 1
Shiny Levers Pulled: 1
Misattributed Blame for Capitalism: 1
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the street. Currently, it's poised to kill every cancer patient in the world in the midst of celebrating the discovery of a cure. You are standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would redirect the trolley towards a package containing the only cure to cancer and information on how to make more, destroying it beyond recovery. However, due to your lever privileges being revoked from pulling the lever last turn, you cannot pull the lever.
Do you pull the lever?
[ ] Pull the Lever
[ ] Don't Pull the Lever
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