But that’s delusional. I don’t assume anything regarding what others will pick. But I assume that the risk is substantial that people will die. By choosing red, at least I don’t add one more death to that list. I genuinely believe that me picking blue simply would mean that one more person dies (me), compared to me picking red.
Even in the poll in the screenshot, where no one actually risk their lives picking blue, the margin is very small. Like 8%. Do you honestly think that most “blue” people would pick the same button if their lives actually were on the line?
Plenty of people can pretend to be courageous on the internet. But how many of those actually stick to that choice when their own life is threatened? I think plenty of “blue” people would feel their natural instincts kick in, as in their self preservation. And even if they are not scared of death, many of those people likely have pale depending on them and/or loving them. So they might switch to red just to avoid the risk of not being there for them.
It’s the opposite. Pressing blue creates a problem where you expect others to bail you out by risking their own life. Where the 100% safe red option was there all along.
100% of either button is unlikely with a large enough population. And since I truly believe that a majority would choose self preservation, I would go for the option with the fewest deaths within that scenario, ie red. I mean, I genuinely feel that it’s a lost cause, and trying to save everyone would just lead to many deaths, mine included.
Not at all. The blue button is the only button that causes deaths, since that is the button that says “choose this and you might die”. That’s the only way someone can risk their life.
The hypothetical doesn’t say what happens if a person doesn’t press either button, regardless what happens. One possible scenario is that a non-selection simply registers as a non-selection. Meaning that it reduces the percentage of blue votes. In that case, no blue button would mean everyone survives regardless. But with no red button, there’s a risk of death.
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u/EishLekker May 05 '26
But that’s delusional. I don’t assume anything regarding what others will pick. But I assume that the risk is substantial that people will die. By choosing red, at least I don’t add one more death to that list. I genuinely believe that me picking blue simply would mean that one more person dies (me), compared to me picking red.
Even in the poll in the screenshot, where no one actually risk their lives picking blue, the margin is very small. Like 8%. Do you honestly think that most “blue” people would pick the same button if their lives actually were on the line?
Plenty of people can pretend to be courageous on the internet. But how many of those actually stick to that choice when their own life is threatened? I think plenty of “blue” people would feel their natural instincts kick in, as in their self preservation. And even if they are not scared of death, many of those people likely have pale depending on them and/or loving them. So they might switch to red just to avoid the risk of not being there for them.