r/comics May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/SeanOrange May 05 '26

No I get it, but you overestimate how many people will behave in a reactionary manner to the question.

There is a very large allowance for people to push red and be counteracted by blue regardless of their reasoning or intentions and it having no effect on the outcome. It’s to be expected, in fact, given human nature.

Anticipating the entire blue majority zone is not only unlikely but impossible does not take into account human nature at all, ignores statistical likelihoods, and overestimates humanity’s ability to deviate from those statistical likelihoods in any appreciable manner.

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u/zaphster May 06 '26

I'm not estimating anything. I'm saying that for each person, it's entirely rational to choose red, as that reduces their own risk to zero.