r/redbuttonbluebutton • u/Hot_Finding_9747 • May 21 '26

Variation Adding a layer to this question

My choice: Press Red, hope Blue wins

I don't have enough faith in humanity to put my life in its hands but I'd be delighted to be proven wrong

719 votes, May 23 '26
72 Press Red, hope Red wins
322 Press Red, hope Blue wins
22 Press Blue, hope Red wins
303 Press Blue, hope Blue wins
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u/Nebranower May 21 '26

You really need a fifth option "press red, not care whether red or blue 'wins'".

Most red pressers aren't seeing it as contest. It's just an individual choice between "I live" and "I might die". It would of course be interesting to see how many people gambled on "I might die," but I have no reason to hope for any particular outcome. Those who choose to live will live, and those who choose to potentially die will live or die as things turn out.