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Edit of yesterday's meme with accounted for non-voters
this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2024
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This is more direct, but I always saw the original thought experiment as a way to explore that very concept - is inaction a "choice"? IMO, the only rational answer is Yes.
Even without the third rail, "no choice" is very clearly a choice. People just selfishly want to believe they don't share responsibility if they just let things happen "naturally", as of their inaction means they aren't involved. But they are. We all are. Pretending otherwise is foolish.
As Jeff Bridges said in the newer TRON movie
But he was wrong, as his inaction would have caused him to lose