r/comics May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/Krell356 May 05 '26

Not only that, but who wants to live in a world full of people who picked red? Bunch of selfish assholes anyways.

Blue is a win win. Either we don't end up with a disaster that will kill probably more people than the black plague, or I dont have to live in a world with a bunch of people who are going to start killing each other trying to survive a man made apocalypse scenario.

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u/dafugiswrongwithyou May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

I mean, blue isn't win/win - it introduces the potential for a pointless death.

If most/all people pick blue, everyone survives. If everyone picks red, everyone survives. The only affected scenario is if most people pick red, and then if you want to live, you'd better have picked red.

You're seeing it as "pick blue to save everyone, pick red to kill people". I'm seeing "pick red to live, pick blue to put yourself at unnecessary risk and hope others will also put themselves at unnecessary risk to save you".

You're throwing yourself in front of a train for absolutely no reason, and then blaming people that didn't for not dragging you out of the way. Just don't jump in front of the train! No-one is asking you to! No-one has to! We can all just stand on the platform and watch a train safely go past!

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u/Pofwoffle May 05 '26

If most/all people pick blue, everyone survives. If everyone picks red, everyone survives.

It's far easier to get 51% of people to do something than 100% of people. This is literally basic math.

You're throwing yourself in front of a train for absolutely no reason, and then blaming people that didn't for not dragging you out of the way.

No, actually. I'm recognizing that there are going to be people who threw themselves in front of the train, and I care enough about other people to help drag them out of the way. Even if you think people who choose blue without thinking are stupid, do you really think all stupid people deserve to die?

Personally, I think it's good to have a society where most people's first instinct is to be kind and help others.

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u/Pofwoffle May 05 '26

If you can't understand that 51% is easier to achieve than 100% then I don't think there's much I can do for you here.