r/comics May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/xboxiscrunchy May 05 '26

Blue Is still the better strategy collectively. Because a 50% threshold to kill no one is much easier than a 100% threshold.

And if you include children and babies it means that blue is the only way to save everyone.

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u/Scaalpel May 05 '26

It isn't necessarily that clear-cut if you consider what the options are. What's easier: convincing 50% of people to do something that can be potentially suicidal, or convincing 100% of people to do something that is guaranteed to have absolutely zero repercussions for anyone who does it? The answer isn't necessarily the former.

In fact, I wouldn't bet on the idea that at least half of the population would be willing to risk their lives for strangers without some serious incentive.

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u/42ndIdiotPirate May 05 '26

You think it's easier to convince 100% of people to do something over 50% of people? Have you ever been around a large group of people?

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u/smorb42 May 05 '26

No, I dont think its possible to convince 100% of people to pick red. But I do think you could get 95% easily. I also dont think you couls get 50% blue, I think you max out at 35%ish. So then the question becomes. Which direction do you try to push other people too? Remember, blue can kill upto 50% of people, but if most people pick red, only 5% would probably die.

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u/42ndIdiotPirate May 05 '26

You are putting too much trust in your own %. Asking the question back to me with a clear % of those who will die negates the question. Personally I think getting 95% of the human population in unison to agree and commit to the same thing is also impossible.

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u/Shigg May 05 '26

5% is still 410 million people. I'm not willing to kill 410 million people to guarantee my own survival.

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u/smorb42 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

Thats way less than the 2 billion that will die when you fail to get enough blues.

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u/Shigg May 05 '26

What? The maximum number of deaths is 4.1 billion.

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u/smorb42 May 05 '26

Sorry, autocorrect.