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I stopped reading when the author stated that The Trolley Problem is problematic because it 'has bad choice architecture.' Not everything possible in human expe
by golemotron 2y ago
I stopped reading when the author stated that The Trolley Problem is problematic because it 'has bad choice architecture.' Not everything possible in human experience is designed.
- relaxing 2y agoI don’t understand your criticism here. We’re talking about what is explicitly human design.
- golemotron 2y agoThe Trolley Problem is not constrained to human design. The author pretends that it is. Their reaction to the issue with self-driving cars illustrates this.
- relaxing 2y agoWho’s pulling the lever if not humans? We don’t treat animals or processes of nature as rational decision makers. What am I missing here?
- golemotron 2y agoPulling the lever isn't designing the lever. Sometimes reality designs the lever and you have no choice but to make a choice.
- relaxing 2y agoI think you’ve misunderstood the thought exercise. Reality doesn’t design levers. The lever is a metaphor for a human designed system, and the point is not to cast you as a simple lever operator.