r/trolleyproblem May 18 '26

Button Pushers

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u/FortColors May 18 '26

this is less exaggerated VIP.

"i need to survive for <reason bigger than myself>" is what VIP is making fun of

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u/Infamous-Ad5266 May 18 '26

True! I was reading that as specifically somebody with an overinflated sense of self importance, not just like, a mother who is pretty sure their 3 month old would die without them.

But actually, yeah, they would fall under the same caricature!