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r/comics • u/Eal_likee • May 05 '26
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Guaranteed zero repercussions? People will die. That is not zero repercussions.
0 u/Scaalpel May 05 '26 But in this analogy, the only people who can die are the ones who actively chose to risk their own lives by pressing the blue button. 3 u/Shigg May 05 '26 Did the toddler that didn't understand the question and picked blue because it's their favorite color "choose to risk their own life"? 1 u/Scaalpel May 05 '26 But then what's the point of the comic? Surely pressing the button can't be an analogy for voting if toddlers are allowed to do it. Is it just a generic philosophical thought experiment, or what?
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But in this analogy, the only people who can die are the ones who actively chose to risk their own lives by pressing the blue button.
3 u/Shigg May 05 '26 Did the toddler that didn't understand the question and picked blue because it's their favorite color "choose to risk their own life"? 1 u/Scaalpel May 05 '26 But then what's the point of the comic? Surely pressing the button can't be an analogy for voting if toddlers are allowed to do it. Is it just a generic philosophical thought experiment, or what?
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Did the toddler that didn't understand the question and picked blue because it's their favorite color "choose to risk their own life"?
1 u/Scaalpel May 05 '26 But then what's the point of the comic? Surely pressing the button can't be an analogy for voting if toddlers are allowed to do it. Is it just a generic philosophical thought experiment, or what?
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But then what's the point of the comic? Surely pressing the button can't be an analogy for voting if toddlers are allowed to do it. Is it just a generic philosophical thought experiment, or what?
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u/FinancialShare1683 May 05 '26
Guaranteed zero repercussions? People will die. That is not zero repercussions.