A dilemma from dilemmas.day
You manage a rescue station. A storm sinks both your brother's small boat and a ferry with fifty tourists. You can only send the rescue boat to one location.
Still open. What would you do?
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Current split · aired 2026-09-04
48%52%
To the ferry450 votesTo my brother
52% chose “To my brother”.
By country
- Spain1 votes
What each choice meant
A · To the ferry
You saved fifty strangers. Your brother drowned.
The Utilitarian — You decide based on the number of lives saved, regardless of personal ties.
B · To my brother
You saved your brother. Fifty people drowned.
The Loyal Sibling — You protect your family first; blood comes before duty.