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por_que_no t1_j5j7a53 wrote

Reply to comment by Bruce-7891 in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra

We actually have a term that was coined for this exact dilemma, Lifeboat Ethics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeboat_ethics

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MD82 t1_j5jivlr wrote

Very fascinating thank you

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