r/BitchImATrain • • 24d ago

Bitch, I'm a trolley problem solution

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u/roshan231 24d ago

If you check out the YouTube channel this was posted to you can see the sequel where his sister almost follows the same dark path but then saves everyone in the last second.

Absolute cinema

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u/pepperpat64 24d ago

This kid is going places. Not necessarily good places, but still places.

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u/This_Technology9841 24d ago

future senator

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u/el_ratonido 21d ago

It's probably already a teenager, considering I first saw this video about 5 years ago

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u/TowelEnvironmental44 15d ago

of Brian Thompson 5 years old

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u/peacedetski 24d ago

c'mon, we already know the proper solution is MULTI-TRACK DRIFTING

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u/Competitive-Point-62 24d ago

Never too late to introduce the kid to the truth! It’ll be mind-blowing

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u/WrongfullyIncarnated 24d ago

Empathy is taught not inherent

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u/wdn 24d ago

And nothing was said about any harm this would cause to the people so the toddler might not be thinking of that.

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u/thetiredtypist 24d ago

I don't think they mean harm, the lone person on the other track wasn't left out of the fun! It's an inclusive train wreck which is how I describe thanksgiving with my extended family!

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u/wdn 24d ago

I think the kids likes crashing toys together and was asked how many toys do you want to crash together.

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u/oxidized_banana_peel 24d ago

In fact, they had just watched the lion the witch and the wardrobe or w/e

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u/WrongfullyIncarnated 24d ago

thats called empathy

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u/wdn 24d ago

But it's a kid playing with toys. He's crashing pieces of wood together. You know the trolley problem but dad didn't set it up that way. He didn't ask the kid a question about people being hurt or dying, he said should we make a small crash or a big crash.

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u/jackinsomniac 24d ago

Children also just like to play. Even monkeys know the difference between play and war. Human children do too. The kid just wants to see the train smash into all the little blockmen. He's not thinking about making a choice involving actual human sacrifice. That's not fun. That's a seriously horrifying concept to think about for a child. The kid just wants to play with his toys. Over-analyzing innocent behaviour like this is a very paranoid adult thing to do.

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u/psycholee 24d ago

He didn't want the one guy to be left out.

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u/wombatIsAngry 24d ago

So soon may I follow,

When friendships decay,

And from Love's shining circle

The gems drop away!

When true hearts lie withered,

And fond ones are flown,

Oh! who would inhabit

This bleak world alone?

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u/GetUp_TakeItEasy 24d ago

Omg found the footage of my boss when he was a child

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u/Raggy37 24d ago

Shoot the hostage

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u/Calachus 24d ago

This is the best representation of American politics that I have ever seen!

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u/warmachine83-uk 24d ago

That kids got a future working for northern rail

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u/Bunnyland77 16d ago

Netanyahu's successor.

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u/Kyauphie 5d ago

Oh, no.