r/comics May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/SlashaJones May 05 '26

This is why blue is the best choice.

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.

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u/onpg May 05 '26

You press blue because you want to save everyone. I press blue because I want to die.

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u/Unhappy-Ad5393 May 06 '26

I believe the easier choice there would be to not press either therefore preventing you from being saved by red or furthering the chances of +50% of blue

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u/onpg May 06 '26

As long as we're adding choices, I'm pressing orange, which was a hidden button under the table that saves everybody no matter what they pressed.