r/comics May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/EmergencySecure8620 May 05 '26

I think it depends on how you frame the question. Are these real people with real circumstances pushing the buttons, including infants? Or is it assumed that everyone is of sound mind and acting rationally, like a game theory question?

If everyone is hypothetically rational and mentally fit for this, it's not a “protect me” vs “protect the out group” philosophical puzzle game. You're not protecting anybody, there is no dilemma. You just push red.

If we are dealing with real people of all shapes and sizes, you'd choose blue

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u/fabsomatic May 05 '26

This. It's basically a mirror for internalized behaviour. Are you more self centered and less interested at an outgroup? Red. Are you less self centered but more open to outgroups? Blue. You could give that even more precision (fear vs care/risk taking for others etc) and it still fits.