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Existential trolley problem (mander.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It depends on how much it costs to rent a room at the hotel. If it's exorbitantly high, then the hotel can just be knocked down it's no problem, you're only going to risk endangering rich people and so that's a victimless incident. The ship of Theseus on the other hand is most likely manned by ancient Greeks, who while not necessarily the best people by modern standards, are probably mostly poor or even slaves.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Right you are! So, how does this help us answer the question?

P.S. Sometimes I wonder how many people on here actually believe that human value is inversely proportional to wealth with no other factors. Repeat it enough times, even as a joke or hyperbole, and you start to believe it.