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orhtej2@eviltoast.org to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

Illusion of choice

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Illusion of choice

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orhtej2@eviltoast.org to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago
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  • Glytch@lemmy.world
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    Pull the lever as the trolley passes the interchange

  • Nomecks@lemmy.ca
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    I pull the lever to initiate the fabled multi-track drift.

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    When done at the right time, pulling the lever can still derail the trolley

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    Yes. It gives me a sense of control.

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    This is my favorite version. I flip the switch so I know what if feels like, the tactile sensation. Then I go do my own thing and just chill.

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    Easy: I follow the main directive and don’t interfere

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    Does pulling the lever teach people the difference between “affect” and “effect”? I’m willing to pull it on the off chance that it does.

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    I have the choice whether to offer a correction of “affect” to “effect”.

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    The chaotic evil pulls the lever when the trolly is at the track interchange just to prove this premise wrong.

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    I board the trolley

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    Yeah, because why not?

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      If it’s there you pull it, not only because it’s fun, but I bet it makes a really satisfying clunk. And if it does I’d keep pulling it, again and again.

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      Just like clacking the tongs

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        Hand anyone (who knows how to use tools) a cordless drill

        Tell them “do the thing”

        Without fail, you will hear a quick “bzz-bzz” as they double-tap the trigger.

        It’s part of the unwritten rulebook of being human.

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    Pulling the lever almost every day, if you know what I mean

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    I’d lie on the tracks just to spite you

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      But which track?

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        I love Reverse Trolley scenarios.

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        at the bottom right, obv.

        • JubJubBird@sh.itjust.works
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          Don’t try to trick me!

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    I pull the lever to make the universe bend to my will, even for a moment

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