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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Eventually somebody's going to pull the lever, either accidentally or deliberately, so it's best to flip it while it kills the least amount of people.
I guess b/c of that it's sort of like the regular trolley problem.