SnoopJJan 30
thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
Show threadMy camera shoots fascists

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I love this. Lateral thinking, in this case by very practically minded people who understand the real world mechanics, allows for the rejection of a problem set up by someone who has some hidden agenda.

If presented with two bad choices, pick the third.

Jan 30 at 1:51amWeb
Show threadHippo 🍉Jan 30

@Mikal I couldn't resist!

(I can share the SVG source if anyone wants to remix. The font is Almendra)

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Show threadStrypeyJan 31

@Mikal
> If presented with two bad choices, pick the third

According to Hakim Bey there's an old Jewish proverb along these lines. I read that in one of his TAZ essays in the late 1990s and it totally changed my thinking. Not only about ethics and morality, but also about decision-making and problem-solving.

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Show threadMy camera shoots fascistsJan 31

@strypey @SnoopJ @badrihippo

I seem to recall that being some graffiti from Paris in 1968 as well.
It really is a good little mind hack to force you to try to look at something from a completely different angle.