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[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 31 points 9 months ago (4 children)

There's an old Talaxian expression: "When the road before you splits in two, take the third path."

[–] Sylver@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That could be misinterpreted to mean “turn around and go back the way you came”

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 23 points 9 months ago

Which would be a valid solution to the trolly problem...

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hmm I feel the urge to tuvix...

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's a different story all together. In that case, there really were only 2 options and one was clearly morally wrong so Janeway had to do exactly that

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago

Both choices were morally dubious. Tuvok and Nelix wanted to be alive just as much as Tuvix

[–] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's an old saying in Tennessee (I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee) that says, take the first path, shame on... shame on you. The third path- you can't get fooled again.

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago

This made me laugh much harder than I'm willing to admit

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Seems I'm always looking for that third option.

[–] explodicle@local106.com 2 points 9 months ago

IRL physical systems there always is, that's how we got from horses to trains.