FTL: Trolley Problems in Space

In which I commit war crimes to the sound of breezy chiptune. FTL: Faster Than Light may be known more for its pitch-perfect mechanics and design than its stance on morality, but in this video I'll be uncovering its secret ethical wisdom. What does FTL think is morally right? How can we find out? Why have I put so many references to long-dead British comedy shows in a video for a global audience? This one took far longer than it should have done, and honestly I'm not 100% happy with it. But that might just be me. Hopefully you can find enjoyment and enlightenment in it and I can move on to other things. Join my Discord server to discuss this video and more: https://discord.gg/AVcU9w5gVW Get music to use in your videos with Epidemic Sound (use this referral link to support me): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/cnceag/ Special thanks to MantisManMike for his FTL event testing mod: https://subsetgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=123150 Three articles on slavery in FTL: https://christophersawula.com/2013/08/03/slavery-and-ftl-faster-than-light/ http://ontologicalgeek.com/moral-choice-in-ftl/ https://tom-jubert.blogspot.com/2014/02/what-did-ftl-say-to-you-about-slavery.html On the Kestrel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywy_uVU_Xmw 0:00 Intro 2:08 Part I: That Captain Kirk Feeling 12:35 Part II: The (Right) Right Stuff 24:20 Part III: A Streetcar Named Gunfire 35:19 Part IV: The Cosmic Casino 44:12 Credits RIP Bigby 0:22 - 0:23 ---------------------- SOURCES FTL and its development: https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/3/12/4090522/the-opposite-of-fail-the-story-of-ftl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Um97AUqp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT-qkoaeGrw https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ftl-faster-than-light-soundtrack-ben-prunty/ Tom Jubert's involvement: https://www.study.eu/article/make-games-dude-tom-jubert-on-how-to-become-a-game-developer-interview https://sites.google.com/site/tjubert/irrational https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-writing-in-ftl/ Philosophical ethics: http://www.justethics.com/Articles/ArtMID/2952/ArticleID/20/Intro-To-Normative-Ethics https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195325911.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780195325911-e-1 https://rjh221.user.srcf.net/courses/normativeethics/ https://people.umass.edu/klement/160/intro-et.pdf https://towardsdatascience.com/trolley-problem-isnt-theoretical-2fa92be4b050 https://opentextbc.ca/ethicsinlawenforcement/chapter/2-1-major-ethical-systems/ https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/philosophy/kants-axe https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/double-effect/ Applications of philosophical ethics: https://community.macmillanlearning.com/t5/talk-psych-blog/the-trolley-problem-meets-covid-19/ba-p/10737 https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetstemwedel/2015/08/23/the-philosophy-of-star-trek-the-kobayashi-maru-no-win-scenarios-and-ethical-leadership/?sh=163e21825f48 http://journal.sjdm.org/17/17207/jdm17207.html Slavery in FTL: https://christophersawula.com/2013/08/03/slavery-and-ftl-faster-than-light/ http://ontologicalgeek.com/moral-choice-in-ftl/ https://tom-jubert.blogspot.com/2014/02/what-did-ftl-say-to-you-about-slavery.html ---------------------- FOOTAGE Can be found here because the credits are too long to fit: https://pastebin.com/A7N5Da9E ---------------------- MUSIC Can be found here because the credits are too long to fit: https://pastebin.com/A7N5Da9E