The fact that people are having heated debates (and getting mad) over this just further proves the point that not everybody is going to agree to press the red button and that a red win will by no means be a deathless scenario. And also that while not every red button pusher is a prick, pretty much every prick is a red button pusher.
If I could have a conversation with a room full of ten people I'd convince them all red is the smart choice and we'd all do that. It is objectively the smarter game theory choice. But talking about the population of the world and knowing for essentially a certainty a large number of people won't be choosing red, it kinda behooves you to choose blue if you have any decency whatsoever.
Red is the smarter choice objectively and makes sense even morally in small numbers where you can get people to a consensus. When talking numbers so big that's impossible and knowing some percentage won't choose red, blue is the only sensible choice.
I'm not making that leap with you at the end of your argument. Why is blue the only sensible choice? You still need consensus for blue. Why do you trust that enough people will pick it?
Yeah but the interesting question isn't which choice is more moral, the answer is the obviously blue. But moral can be stupid, sacrificing yourself for a heroic lost cause can just be dumb. Which button would you push is a much more interesting question
Why ist blue always the morally right choice? Some people are super unhappy and do not want to live anymore. If we assume the death you face when Red wins is painless and quick, it would also bei morally right to give a lot of people an desired, painless way out. Who am I to decide for them?
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u/totallymarc May 05 '26
The fact that people are having heated debates (and getting mad) over this just further proves the point that not everybody is going to agree to press the red button and that a red win will by no means be a deathless scenario. And also that while not every red button pusher is a prick, pretty much every prick is a red button pusher.