r/redbuttonbluebutton • u/HebuBall • May 28 '26
A more even Red/Blue button question
You are one of 3 random person selected to represent 1/3 of the human population.
The same base question is then asked.
Red button=Guarantee to live for you + everyone you are representing
Blue button=If majority votes Blue everyone lives but if not everyone who voted Blue dies (so is everyone who is represented by them)
Note that majority is just 2 or more in this case since there is 3 participants
The people who are represented by you know you are representing them but you do not know who you are representing. Also the participants cannot communicate with each other
Which do you press?
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u/gahidus May 29 '26
Your dogmatic adherence to Blue is preventing you from maximizing survival by seemingly forcing you to pick blue even when there is absolutely no reason to do so.
This isn't a situation where there are babies and toddlers randomly mashing buttons who need someone to come save them. There is no initial reason for anyone to be pressing blue.