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Trolley dilemma (for some people, for some strange reason). The situation is, unfortunately, normalized structural violence.

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[–] Diprount_Tomato 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Look guys I just made up a dilemma to mock at people that don't exist"

[–] HardlightCereal -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All petrol cars kill people and should be illegal

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The argument being made is it is better to fuck up other people's cars than to allow them to kill us.

[–] veganpizza69 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But the religiously motorized will do anything and everything in their power to remain obtuse to that argument.

[–] veganpizza69 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, it's called impunity.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

How is this even a dilemma? Traffic engineers would never risk damage to a car to protect humans!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think prisoner's dilemma is more relevant: society would overall be safer is everyone drove small cars, but individuals engage in an arm's race of bigger and bigger cars to make sure they're not the ones to die if an accident should occur

[–] veganpizza69 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That is one aspect, yes. The point here specifically is about choosing to* harm people in order to protect private property. This is related to what's called Structural violence.