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    "this appears to be a joke question" - not at all. And the very fact you see it as a joke, is a bit disturbing tbh Commented Jan 22 at 18:36
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    I say this from concern, having walked a similar path: if you genuinely asked this question in good faith, focusing on the framing rather than the core, blind to the concept and point of hypotheticals and thought experiments... then you may want to show your question to a psychiatrist, and ask about "hyperliteralism". I mean no insult, even though with the social stigma around psych issues, I'm worried you'll take it that way anyhow. But then I'd also be insulting myself: I left it over fifty years to seek help due to that same stigma, and now strongly regret my procrastination. Good luck. Commented Jan 22 at 22:17
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    I am mostly interested in discussing social concepts, not the users of SE forum. Commented Jan 22 at 23:08
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    I feel like the main answer here is how the trolley is a framing device, and the good part starts there. That may be why OP can read the first part, which more-of-less takes the Q seriously, and not understand why people think it may be a joke. Commented Jan 23 at 20:48