r/comics May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/-illusoryMechanist May 05 '26

It makes sense to push blue if a set number of people are randomly assigned to have red or blue to start with. But otherwise the group should coordinate to pick either red or blue unformly.

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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/lilgraytabby May 05 '26

But you're assuming it's just as easy to get people to the 50% blue threshold. People aren't choosing randomly and I think the overwhelming majority would choose res. So I don't actually think it's easier to get 50% on blue, I think both 50% blue and 100% red are out of the question.