Utilitarian Court of the Uber Trolley Problem
Actually written DECEMBER 23, 2025 This dialog vignette was meant to go into my book called Inequality Lamentism . But I withheld it because I could not come to a resolution. Anyway, here it is: The bailiff: “The Utilitarian Court of the Uber Trolley Problem is now in session, the honorable judge Mercy Retribution presiding. “Judge Retribution will now hear the case of the Angel of Socialism versus the Demon of Accelerationism. Both have mutually accused one another of murder, as measured in caused deaths, and the deliberate aggravation of misery, as measured in caused Siuian dukkhas.” [Dukkha as unit of measure for misery: https://robertdaoust.org/syst-study/panetics/amsiu.html ] Judge Retribution: “Will the two defendants approach the bench.” They do. Judge Retribution: “I have reviewed the dynamics of this case and have consented to a ruling by this court, as our mission is to try cases in which the matter is not one of guilt, but the degree of it. You both...