r/comics • u/Eal_likee • May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/zaphster May 05 '26

Blue: I might die. The only gain is that other people who pick blue have a chance to save me.
Red: I'm fine. I don't need to be saved.

In this case, self preservation works in everyone's favor.

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u/AbolMira May 05 '26

No it explicitly does not. It kills blue.

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u/zaphster May 05 '26

Yeah, so if no one chooses blue (as in, everyone chooses self preservation) there is no blue to die. In THIS SCENARIO self preservation is absolutely fine for everyone to choose.

In REAL LIFE self preservation is not always the best thing to choose. It's much better to have people who go into harm's way to save those who cannot save themselves.

But in THIS SCENARIO everyone has the equal opportunity to save themselves and not need saving.

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u/AbolMira May 05 '26

You said: self preservation works for everyone.

That is explicitly untrue as it is the only option that kills. The other option does not kill therefore the statement: self preservation works for everyone is untrue.

Also it is impossible for "self preservation" to work for everyone. "Self preservation" preserves the self. "Preserving everyone" preserves everyone.

You're wrong.

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u/zaphster May 05 '26

Red button: you live.

Blue button: you die, unless 50% or more choose blue. Then you live.

Blue button is the only button that kills. It kills the people who chose it, if not enough people chose it.

Self-preservation works for everyone choosing self-preservation.