The Trolley Solution: the internet’s most memed moral dilemma becomes a video game
The article discusses The Trolley Solution, an indie video game that takes on the ethical conundrum of the "trolley problem." The trolley problem, originally formulated by philosopher Philippa Foot in 1967, presents a scenario where a runaway train is heading towards five people, and the player can divert it to a different track where only one person is tied. The game incorporates various twists on the classic dilemma, such as loop-the-loops and Thomas the Tank Engine, transforming the moral quandary into a "surreal interactive comedy." The article suggests that the game's charm and bite-size levels make it well-suited for the social media era, where the trolley problem has found a second life as a meme. The article highlights how the game takes the iconic ethical dilemma and turns it into a gimmicky, yet potentially engaging, interactive experience.
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