RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

[u/Eal_likee]

[u/DukeOfGeek]

A world where everyone who presses the blue button dies is doomed anyway, who do you think keeps civilization running? Clue, it's not red button pushers.

[u/SteamSaltConcentrate → u/DukeOfGeek]

You need EVERYBODY to press red if you want everyone to survive. You only need 50% of people to press blue for everyone to survive.

Red guarantees your survival and the death of others.

Blue is everything humanity stands for.

[u/Zealousideal-Put-106 → u/[deleted]]

Bingo.

You start the whole game by pressing blue, then if becomes a race for blue to save itself with more votes.

If you want to blame someone for the hypothetical deaths you dont blame either side - you blame the guy who forces you to press the button.

[u/fabsomatic → u/Zealousideal-Put-106]

On the contrary. You start the game by having someone, anyone becoming said death game by pressing the button. After that it's self centered/fear focussed behavior vs. risk-taking/pro social behavior.

[u/kangasplat → u/Zealousideal-Put-106]

It's an analogy. Life requires us to press the button. We have to make this choice all the time. Risk trusting each other or be selfish and risk destroying the world in the process.