Gotta complete the argument:
“And the falling profits would tank your 401k so you’ll have to work till you croak.”
I did a back-of-the-napkin calculation some time ago, dividing the net profit of a a well known American company amongst its workers, equally, instead of distributing it to its shareholders. It appeared that the workers would have been able to save for quite the pension. Mind you that wasn’t a high-margin tech company.
Company instead installs a blade at the front of the trolley to make the deaths more humane and a large metal panel to avoid anyone seeing what happens.
They also increase the speed to generate more profits … even though it kills more people … but at least we can’t see it any more.
Decision paralysis: you will be blamed by the survivors for every life you did not save while you deliberated pulling the lever to stop the trolley, so you just let it run them all over so there would be no one left to accuse you.
I’d just flip them off and yell, “you’re welcome” in a rude tone if they’re going to pull that shit. (after stopping the trolley, to make that part more than an implication)
