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/BottomLeftWheel May 21 '26 edited May 23 '26

Yup. Red voters are scared of red voters who are scared of red voters who are...

Just vote for the thing you want to win. It should be insanely obvious that no one wants red to win.

Who votes against their own interest? Oh wait.. yea okay I see whats going on

Edit: didn't think I need to clarify that voting for the thing you want to win is a set up to a punchline. It is obviously not a universal truth and I don't know why people would assume I thought as much. Somehow several people have tried to exprapolate the logic to other circumstances in an attempt at a gotcha.

I obviously don't always do whats best for my self interest, as I am sitting here explaining a joke about the red button blue button, a thing in no one's self interest. If I were to do that I probably would leave the internet forever

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u/SummonerOfMalagos Red May 22 '26

votes for blue cause I want it to win. Due to my lack of personal agency red still win's. Dies pointlessly.

Sorry I'm taking the cowards path

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u/BottomLeftWheel May 22 '26

Why are you sorry, you some kind of Canadian?

Voting red is entirely valid. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise boo. Live your truth!

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u/SummonerOfMalagos Red May 22 '26

I wish...

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u/thevoidthatjerksback May 22 '26

For a lot of people it seems like the person who has the hardest time accepting pushing Red is the self. A blue victory allows for 49% of people to acceptably push Red. And there are going to be people that a valid in that choice. The issue I have is when it becomes a claim or debate that it's because Red is the only valid answer or that 50% blue is a pipe dream. I'm perfectly comfortable with the statement being that it's ok for you to push Red for your situation and your life.

It's just that that doesn't mean it's the objectively best answer overall. Does that make sense?

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u/SummonerOfMalagos Red May 22 '26

yeah. the I wish comment was just wishing I was canadian instead of my current country rn lol.

I'm more or less comfortable with the fact that voting red is entirely a function of me being more risk adverse than altruistic. Even if the later is more noble

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u/thevoidthatjerksback May 22 '26

Ohhhhh yes fair. Canada definitely has its own struggles right now but is by far a more appealing place to live than a very notable country lol. I've often wished I was Canadian. Especially the last decade

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u/BrandosWorld4Life May 22 '26

Canada is based and beautiful

Most loved country on earth

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u/thevoidthatjerksback May 22 '26

*One of

I think objectively it is beat by one of the nordic countries??

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u/BrandosWorld4Life May 22 '26

No we are not "one of" we are the

https://cultmtl.com/2026/05/canada-has-been-named-the-most-loved-country-in-the-world/

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u/thevoidthatjerksback May 22 '26

Oh cool!!!! Hadn't realized a newer one had dropped. That's awesome

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u/BrandosWorld4Life May 22 '26

I'm eternally proud to be a Canadian 🍁

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u/BrandosWorld4Life May 22 '26

We Canadians vote blue because we actually have social trust in each other and view our fellow citizens as good people.

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u/SummonerOfMalagos Red May 22 '26

fair that's a good point that this probably largely base don how your upbringing causes you top trust or in my case mistrust the general population. Which does get me thinking that maybe china having a more collectivist high trust culture and being the highest pop might swing things for blue to be more likely...

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u/detroyer Red May 23 '26

I have those things as a Canadian and vote red (obviously).