/lit/ - Literature

I have been reading David Benatar's "Better Never to Have Been Born."

he says that the absence of pain is better than the presence of pleasure. thus, we are morally obligated not to procreate.

I came up with a thought experiement to test this theory.

there is a stationary trolley loaded with goods. one person is tied down to the tracks such that, if the trolley passes over him, he will be permanently maimed (but not killed).

beyond him at the station platform is a crowd of people who would be very happy to receive the goods on the trolley.

you can either pull the lever that will advance the trolley forward, causing great pain to one person and great pleasure to many, or you can do nothing, causing neither pleasure nor pain.

what is the most ethical option?