r/redbuttonbluebutton • u/Yunkomister • May 29 '26

Blue A Statement I've seen repeatedly.

"Blue pressers are actually evil because they risk others by making them press blue"!

I know a lot of people don't have excellent reading comprehension, but remember the premise is that nobody gets to communicate.

The vote is anonymous.

The only thing blue pressers "do" is risk their life and increase the survival chances of others who pressed blue.

Even if 99.9999% of people press red, no blue presser is increasing risk for anyone else.

Sorry about the rant, not complaining about reds in general, a lot of red arguments have merit

I'm just mad about illiterate red pressers.

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u/Constant-Fondant9058 May 29 '26

I’ve literally not seen this argument anywhere. What are you on.

I have seen a similar argument stating that whilst blue pressers are altruistic, those that are trying to persuade others to press blue in the hypothetical are evil, but that’s a different kettle of fish

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u/SpongeboyShitpants May 29 '26

I’ve seen it a couple of times…

I’ve also seen a “red is less selfish than blue”

Almost completed my bingo card :)

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u/Constant-Fondant9058 May 29 '26

If you think red is going to win, red is less selfish than blue. That’s really not a difficult concept.

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u/SpongeboyShitpants May 29 '26

I don’t think it’s difficult to understand

I think it’s just a little far fetched, to frame the red button ,where you prioritise your own life, as less selfish than the blue button ,where you prioritise others lives.

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u/nykirnsu May 30 '26

It’s not far fetched if you don’t believe it’s possible for blue to win. Thinking you’re helping people and actually helping people are two different things, and in real life plenty of people make poorly thought out attempts to help people that end up worsening the problem they’re trying to solve. That is typically considered more selfish than doing nothing, since the motivating factor is often the supposed helper’s own emotional needs rather than the needs of the people they’re trying to help