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[–] Alcan@lemmy.world 47 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Actually, the CEO is the person who controls the lever, and the railway is a closed circle, but if he stops the train, he just earns a 300% profit.

[–] 123@programming.dev 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You misspelled "if he speeds up the train, he just earns a 300% profit". Literally how they work. Parasites.

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 13 points 5 days ago

No no, you see, he only gets 300% profit for stopping it, but would get more by allowing it to continue.

Nah, if he speeds up the train, he gets 1000% profit. He just refuses to stop the train because he would only get a 300% profit, which is less growth than last year's 500%, so shareholders would be unhappy.

That extra 6% is worth every life

[–] Iapetus@slrpnk.net 33 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

And then they go and put another human being on the tracks.

[–] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] florge@feddit.uk 9 points 5 days ago

Well that was a time sink

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 5 days ago

That look on Thomas the Tank Engines face in the last panel

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why don't they just wiggle out of the way? They're not tied to anything.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Or the train could do a little jump...

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Too bad he's on the other side of them or Thomas could just hit the brakes right after him.

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Any luck with them swans, then?

[–] Yukinamyn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 days ago