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In which Scott Aaronson creates the most offensive trolley problem imaginable (scottaaronson.blog)

submitted 11 hours ago by TinyTimmyTokyo@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems

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It might as well be my own hand on the madman’s lever—and yet, while I grieve for all innocents, my soul is at peace, insofar as it’s ever been at peace about anything.

Psychopath.

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[–] jaschop@awful.systems 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

This works just as well to defend mass punishments of villages suspected of harboring partisans. Which makes sense, since that is pretty much what the Gaza war is about.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

There is also the whole 'nits make lice' sort of stuff which was used to justify killing Native Americans (ow look, a group who also has not homeland to return to, which Scott, an American, forgot about). And basically any sort of genocide ever runs on this sort of 'I have to kill their babies because they might kill mine' shit logic.

Even Robocop got that you should not shoot through hostages when the bad guy takes a hostage. (Cw: attempted sexual abuse: https://youtu.be/taWMwB1mLhc)