I think the issue of "trolley problems" failing to speak about reality  is actually what is avoided in this story. By living in the alternate timeline, and knowing how it comes into being, there is actually an awareness that the universe is a particular way and the moral question actually has a significance.…

Isn't the "Wake up" line actually the beginning of "Waking the Witch?"
I suppose we could pretend otherwise to keep the whispers all snuggly with each other.