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Have you heard of the "trolley problem"? 🚎
It's an ethical dilemma to figure out whether someone acts more emotionally or utilitarian.
It turns out that when you add language to the mix, it gets really interesting.
"People's moral judgments and decisions depend on the native-ness of the language in which a dilemma is presented, becoming more utilitarian in a foreign language."
I dug into this question in this week's newsletter, which is now online for those who don't subscribe: https://lingoh.news/do-we-act-differently-in-a-foreign-language
1 week ago · 👍 klimperfix, m0xee, mrrobinhood5, space_elf, tepreece, alienskeptical, cobradile94, chluehr
https://lingoh.news/do-we-act-differently-in-a-foreign-language