This is an interesting post about how the trolley problem is dumb and not the real problem. If you’re not familiar with it, you can read about the classic trolley problem thought experiment here: The Best Trolley Problem Thought Experiments.
The Real Trolley Problem
The whole idea of looking whose to blame is missing the point that, while we’re pointing fingers, people die who could have been saved.
I prefer the officer selection version: instead of a trolley, you are steering a raft in rapid water. You come around a bend, and the river splits, with jagged rock ahead. Left or right?
It doesn’t matter what you choose – but any delay means you get killed on those rocks dead ahead. It’s called “indecision paralysis” and it’s something you Do Not Want in leaders.