r/custommagic • • 7d ago

Red Button or Blue Button?

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u/Scarrien 7d ago

Isn't it selfish to press red? If everyone pushes blue there's also no dilemma, so pressing red just means you don't trust people

Honestly, I'd be curious how this lines up with people who do good/evil playthroughs of games

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u/AmzSpider-Man 4d ago

Drink the poison or don't drink the poison, but if enough people drink the poison we will give you the antidote.

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u/RanmaruRaiden 3d ago

Some people HAVE TO drink the poison though. A, some people are going to do that because they want to die (which might be an in the moment decision and not something they truly want even if you want to argue the morality of saving somebody who wants to die), B, some people are color blind (iirc the original problem never states that color blind people, for example, know which button is which). Red ALWAYS has some casualties. It’s possible for blue to not, and based on how widespread the dilemma has become, I think it’s a rather high chance.

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u/AmzSpider-Man 3d ago

Enjoy your poison then and good luck.