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Life & fun · July 7, 2022

Absurd Trolley Problems

Every problem is the trolley problem

Absurd Trolley Problems launched on July 7, 2022 with 178 votes, #119 of 2,916 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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What it does

The trolley problem is a series of thought experiments in ethics and psychology, involving ethical dilemmas of whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number. Neal made it more fun, and crowdsourced, you can compare your results with the rest.

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