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Corporate capture of ethics: the trolley problem joke hitting a nerve
Original: 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.
Why now: Ongoing anger over corporate influence on regulators and wealth inequality in US politics.
Evidence
- The trolley problem gets easier once you realise the company owns the trolley, the tracks, and the ethics board. # Zer0Billionaires # TaxTheRich # socialsciences # poverty # USPolitics · zer0billionaires · 10
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