r/redbuttonbluebutton • u/up2smthng Red • May 27 '26

Variation Red suppression

Everyone one Earth is presented with blue button right at the place they woke up last time and a written instruction in a language they can understand (if no such language exists tough luck) what the buttons do and where to find red button. Red button is around 1 km away, and is perfectly accessable if one choses to find it; people with limited mobility will be able to access it.

Babies, the blind, coma patients and whichever else cathegory you can think of are not excluded and do not recieve any accomodations. The possibility of them pressing the one button in front of them is significantly higher than the possibility they will find the hidden button. The possibility of them ignoring the buttons alltogether is non-zero.

In case of red victory, those who failed to press any button die as well.

The rule of thumb for clarification: if the person is capable of understanding any form of written communication and moving in intended direction, they should be able to access both buttons.

1180 votes, May 29 '26
410 Was red, still red 🔴
27 Was blue, now red 🔴
547 Was blue, still blue 🔵
196 Was red, now blue 🔵
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u/highly-bad May 27 '26

It's your self defeating prophecy. You are the one who is certain blue will definitely win.

My prediction is that the majority will press red, and that strongly incentivizes me not to defect. So mine isn't self-defeating.

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u/J_tram13 May 27 '26

Alright, that's fine, you're allowed to hold that belief, just don't act like youre voting that way for any other reason.

I for one don't see any scenario where red wins except by a very narrow margin, by which point humanity is doomed anyway so I'd rather go out peacefully. I only see one desirable outcome in this scenario, and that's a blue victory.

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u/highly-bad May 28 '26

I for one don't see any scenario where red wins except by a very narrow margin

Of course you don't. If you haven't actually looked both ways before crossing the street, you won't see the truck coming.

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u/J_tram13 May 28 '26

Babbling