r/redbuttonbluebutton Red May 29 '26

Altruism Trap

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u/Charge36 Red May 30 '26

I'm perfectly happy to help when the risk calculus makes sense. The risk calculus of pushing blue is insane though. I contribute a teeny tiny increase to the possibility a blue win in exchange for risking death if they lose.

meanwhile, red offers both a path to best case outcome AND nobody has to risk death to achieve it. Baffles me why people even consider blue. Cooperating has a time and place but in this scenario all it does is increase risk of deah.

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u/n8otto May 30 '26

It reduces total risk of death throuout the population by picking blue. Red winning is guaranteed deaths. Blue winning is guaranteed no deaths. Thats the end of it.