then you have to take into account the cost of the second/dollar/etc.
if we take the example of the scientist walking past the button, and they choose not to press the abort button because it’s inside a box that costs $100 to open, then they’re still at fault to more-or-less the same extent
Remember kids an anonymous 4chan user solved a complex math problem that math professors couldn’t solve because he wanted to know the quickest way to watch anime
yes but thats muddy. to one person the amount might be alot, while to another it might be trivial. the ethics of the situation start to vary based on situation.
what if someone worked hard for years to get this one thing they’ve always wanted, and now they can finally get it, or they can waste all of the resources needed to save 50 people’s lives.
there is no right answer. it simply depends on the person
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.iflscience.com/editors-blog/an-anonymous-online-anime-fan-just-solved-a-problem-thats-been-eluding-mathematicians-for-decades/
I think this is the coolest thing ever btw
