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 threadSnoopJJan 30

like, one might be tempted to say "noooo it's a constructed hypothetical that only admits these two options"

but there's something really lovely about a union coming in and being like "ah, no, a different world is possible"

Show threadColorblind CowboyJan 30

@SnoopJ This is why I don’t like hypotheticals. I have too many questions and constantly look to other solutions.

And people reply “IT’S HYPOTHETICAL” like it’s some law of god.

Show threadSven Slootweg, low-spoons mode ("still kinky and horny anyway")
@colorblindcowboy @SnoopJ I find that often when people respond like that, what actually happened is that they were trying to prove a point based on their own beliefs, were caught out by learning that there are actually other ways to look at things that they hadn't considered, and desperately try to re-scope the conversation to the options they had considered so that they can continue believing what they believe...
Jan 31 at 11:31amWeb
Show threadColorblind CowboyJan 31
@joepie91 I think you’re exactly right.