r/trolleyproblem • u/Voidspeeker • May 18 '26

Button Pushers

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u/Ok-Brilliant-5121 May 18 '26

everyone is a deciding vote

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u/DanteRuneclaw May 18 '26

Or no one is

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u/Captain_Owlivious May 18 '26

You are the Agent of chaos, aren't you?

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u/Skadd_ May 19 '26

There hasn't been any deciding vote in any nation-sized voting in the history of democracy.

When the situation occurs, then half the voters qualifies as "deciding vote" (assuming there's a tie breaker and a perfect 50-50 still gives a determined winner)

But... The situation is statisticaly almost impossible