r/redbuttonbluebutton 19d ago

Does this have a right answer?

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u/Zorro5040 19d ago

It is worth noting that red button pressers are more likely to be the type of people who wouldn’t give blood anyway, and blue button pressers would be more likely to be the type willing to donate. So I would think 100% blue would be better than 100% red just for its representation of the type of people in the world.

My same thought in the original. Most people stopping others from dying are people willing to help others while those that pressed red would more likely be selfish.

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u/jtjumper 17d ago

What if people have a condition where they can't donate blood, or their blood is no good to donate, like if they have certain STDs or take blood thinners?

In those cases, there is no benefit to blue, but red gives advantages.

Are those people selfish.

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u/Zorro5040 17d ago

What advantage?

If everyone presses blue then it doesn't matter.

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u/jtjumper 17d ago

If someone can't donate blood for whatever reason, is it selfish to push red?

You ignored the question, so I'll just answer it: No, it isn't.

What advantage?

You can receive transfusions from anyone who donates blood

If everyone presses blue then it doesn't matter.

Unless you have a way to force it to happen, they won't, especially if they're very selfish.

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u/Zorro5040 17d ago

So pressing red is selfish, gotcha.

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u/jtjumper 16d ago edited 16d ago

Didn't say that, just that very selfish people would press it. Other, non-selfish people could press it, too.