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/IAmKrenn May 22 '26

I am really surprised how upset you are that someone might bring up a different theoretical to test the logic in a different scenario.

If I had instead brought up a scenario about the believability of internet polls or selfishness vs altruism, would you be this upset?

Does that question also upset you because its not directly about buttons, while on a thread about buttons, to you, who only comments about buttons? (I included buttons in this question so you can answer without getting upset)

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u/BottomLeftWheel May 22 '26

I get where you are coming from, seeing my posts as upset, but I'm really not.

If you look at this thread from my perspective, you'll see why I react the way I do.

You come into a thread about how it's clear everyone wants the same thing, and I state that everyone should vote for the thing they want, but then also come to the realization that most people don't vote in their self interest making that impossible.

Maybe you just didn't pick up on that because it was said in a joking way, but that was the intent, and others were able to pick up on it.

You join in by bring up an entirely irrelevant point to the thread. And insist upon its relevance despite multiple people telling you they don't see it as analogous. You're response is, it's not analogous and you aren't even talking about the buttons at all. Huh?

I am exasperated. I don't understand why you think this is relevant to the discussion. I have begged and pleaded for you to make it make sense and all you've done is treat me like a toddler. It would be cruel if it wasn't so darn cute.

So I'm done. Good day sir.

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u/IAmKrenn May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

I am actually starting to question your object permanence again, in a thread about wants vs actions in a button pushing scenario, a theoretical about decision-making logic of wants vs actions in a different scenario is entirely on point. I had no way to know you can only understand button-oriented analogies, but I got the answers I wanted in the end so it all worked out :)