Comic #7028: trolley-8

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Comic Description:

The comic features a classroom scene with a teacher and students. The teacher, a Black woman with curly hair, stands at the front of the class, facing the students while holding a marker. She is presenting a complex ethical scenario illustrated on a chalkboard.

Text on the Chalkboard: "You are in a runaway trolley that can predict the future. You can either kill a crowd of 500 people who are all past reproductive age or you can drive over one guy’s nuts. That guy was going to have 501 progeny who will not exist if you use the trolley to absolutely sack-blast him. Which choice is more ethical?"

Caption Below the Image: "Studying Population Ethics has completely obliterated my belief in consistent moral frameworks."

Visual Elements:

• The teacher is wearing a gray sweater and glasses.
• The students, visible from the back, have varying hair colors and styles and appear to be engaged with the lesson.