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A new essay by Zach Landes explores what happens when Jevons paradox is applied to the trolley problem, the classic ethics thought experiment. The piece argues that efficiency gains can change the moral calculus of the dilemma, and it is drawing attention from readers debating whether greater efficiency makes the choice easier or harder.
- 2Corporate capture of ethics: the trolley problem joke hitting a nerve●The trolley problem gets easier once you realise the company owns the trolley, the tracks, and the ethics board. # Zer0B
A satirical line about corporate power is circulating: the classic trolley problem becomes simple once the company owns the trolley, the tracks, and the ethics board itself. Commenters are using the joke to argue that billionaires and large corporations have captured regulators and ethical oversight, pairing it with hashtags like TaxTheRich and discussions of poverty and US politics.