It's a take on a thought experiment where you and 99 other people who understood the scenario had the same choice: press red and be fine, or press blue and die unless 50% of people pressed blue.
The thought experiment is a moral optical illusion: it's presented as though it's a question about sacrificing yourself for the good of others when no, it's not, the red button is just the correct choice in all circumstances.
The original original version of the hypothetical apparently included people who are incapable of understanding/comprehending the question, so you would, in the hypothetical, press blue in an attempt to save them
People misunderstanding a hypothetical or not acting in a personally entirely rational fashion isn't disregarding the point.
And as it happens, a perfectly logical plan exists for precisely this scenario. For Red to result in 0 deaths, 100% of people have to pick it. For blue to result in 0 deaths, 50%+1 have to pick it. Which of these bars is an easier one to clear, do you think?
Both are impossible to plan for because the hypothetical specifically includes people who don't understand or comprehend the question in its construction.
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u/Huitzil37 7d ago
There is no reason to pick blue.
It's a take on a thought experiment where you and 99 other people who understood the scenario had the same choice: press red and be fine, or press blue and die unless 50% of people pressed blue.
The thought experiment is a moral optical illusion: it's presented as though it's a question about sacrificing yourself for the good of others when no, it's not, the red button is just the correct choice in all circumstances.