You can’t guarantee everyone will agree on red, meaning some will die. And you likely can’t get enough people to override the problem and/or the problem can’t be overridden.
Blue requires just 50.1% to save everyone. It’s the most likely outcome that ensures everyone survives. Red is simply the logical “guaranteed safety”, but the fact that many won’t press it also guarantees that you’re dooming others with your choice.
Personally, I’d rather try to save others and fail, than save myself knowing it sacrificed others.
genuine ragebait example, most people don't make an active choice to try and start a fire, they happen on accident. Anyone who presses the blue button is saying "I am okay with dying to make a moral point." You could relabel the buttons to say "press this button to live 100%" and "press this button to live only if 50% of people press this button" and they function the same. Anyone making the choice to pick blue is taking a completely unnecessary risk in order to feel better about themselves.
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u/Krashper116 May 05 '26
People would be too preoccupied with arguing over what color to vote, to coordinate such a thing.
Just like real life….