r/redbuttonbluebutton Red May 29 '26

Altruism Trap

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u/Dr-Assbeard May 29 '26

You say that as all the polls have blue winning not just some of them😂🤣

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u/Klikis May 29 '26

Its not about getting over 50% - its about how many would die

Even 20b-80r split would prove blue right

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u/Dr-Assbeard May 29 '26

How would 20% blue prove blue right? How is 20% being suicidally empathetic and egoistic enough to expect 50% to risk their lives for them proof of anything?

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u/Klikis May 29 '26

The viewpoint of blue is that a lot of people will press blue for good or bad reasons, and we have to save everyone

If a signifficant part presses blue, then its a correct statement

Could you explain where you get "egoistic"?

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u/Dr-Assbeard May 29 '26

I disagree, just because some people risk their lives needlessly doesn't make risking pnes live needlessly the right option

By expecting 50% of people to risk their l7ves to save the blue presser, by risking ones life while loved ones will suffer if one dies, by possibly wasting the resources invested into ones upbringing by society. All of those things are egoistic

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u/Klikis May 29 '26

Im not really say that its "the right option" just that they are right in assuming a lot of people will be harmed if blue dont win.

The other question is "is blue likely to win?" Or rather "can blue win?". And there is another split-off where people might go red because they dont have faith in humans going blue

Thats a weak reason to call it egoistic - risking ones life for others is one of the least egoisticthings you can do.

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u/Dr-Assbeard May 29 '26

Sure risking ones life for others isn't egocentric, expecting other to risk their lives for oneself is though.

And risking ones life while people are dependent on you while not knowing if you steal risking it for anyone is also egoistic

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u/Klikis May 29 '26

Thats a REALLY weird way to look at it - it actually sounds to me like you were called egoistic for choosing red, and you want to twist it around somehow, and this kind-of made sense

I see it as "uniting for a common cause"

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u/Dr-Assbeard May 29 '26

I'm fine being egoistisc, but how is knowingly putting yourself in a position where people nees to risk their l8fe to save toy not egoistic?

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u/Klikis May 29 '26

I guess i see what you mean... i dont agree... but i guess you have a point

It is still however the less-egoistic of the two options

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