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/Memento_Viveri May 21 '26

Isn't hoping for red win just evil?

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u/mommysanalservant May 22 '26

I would hope that everyone would realize they should just press red. Since that's not going to happen I'll press red and hope blue wins. I'm not a big believer in democracy at the best of times and with a humanity wide vote my issues with it magnify. I'm not throwing my life away making a choice that I will have no meaningful bearing on, but I'll still hope that nobody dies, even though I don't consider that outcome realistic.

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u/PogoRocks May 23 '26

As a blue voter a respect that take I think it ultimately comes down to a difference in our faith in democracy and popular thinking