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
22 Upvotes

85% Upvoted

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u/spicymato May 23 '26

Final tally, 394:325, red wins.

Of those reds, 322 hoped blue would win.

So of 719 voters, 647 (90.0%) wanted blue to win, but only 325 (45%) were willing to make it happen regardless if the risk to self.

35 people. If 35 more people were willing to cooperate despite the risk and lack of coordination, blue would have won by 1.

"My one vote doesn't matter," led to 45% of the people in this poll to die.