# Was the 2nd Snap (Avengers Endgame) the Right Thing to do?

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**Created:** [January 16, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-2nd-snap-avengers-endgame-the-right-thing-to-do/978289 "2023-01-16T00:16:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-2nd-snap-avengers-endgame-the-right-thing-to-do/978289/55 "2023-01-18T20:10:12Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#):
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> This is just a trolley problem in disguise, except the stakes are absurd.

Except in the trolley problem, neither event has occurred yet. Undoing the snap has real costs. This is more like the discussion we had about the ST:VOY ep ‘Tuvix’  
[Was Janeway right to force Tuvix to separate back into Tuvok and Nelix? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-janeway-right-to-force-tuvix-to-separate-back-into-tuvok-and-nelix/760953)

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