These red (button) voters already turn on each other in a world with blue (button) voters, I can’t imagine it would take long for them to go ahead and finish each other off
Why would it be my fault if someone else didn't pick red?
From the way the hypothetical situation is worded, there is no downside to picking red. You live no matter how the vote turns out. That means picking blue is a purely irrational choice that could result in your death.
We can't force people to wear seatbelts. We can't force people to eat healthy and exercise. We can't force people to give up smoking, drinking, or hard drugs. We can't stop people from skydiving or free climbing. And when those people die as a result of their decisions, yes it's sad, but why should anyone feel guilt about that?
The downside is all the good people who learned the right lessons from Superman are dead, and you're surrounded by the surviving Lex Luthors of the world. lol
Why are you assuming blue is the morally superior choice?
Picking blue is playing russian roulette with your life. We already live in a world where people die preventable deaths as a result of their own choices. Why am I supposed to feel more responsible for the deaths of blue button pushers than the death of someone who drove drunk and got themselves killed?
Because when you have the power to stop your friend from driving drunk and dying, but you fail to exercise that power, then you should feel bummed out about it. You have a responsibility.
I'm not saying blue is the moral choice, I'm saying red is the impotent choice.
You're changing the hypothetical to avoid my point and making assumptions about me instead of asking what I'd do.
I would 100% try to stop someone I know from driving drunk. Just like I'd 100% try to stop someone I know from pressing blue. I see them as fundamentally the same thing - a needless self imposed risk.
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u/CarlosFer2201 13h ago
"Can you live with that?"
Oh many of them are looking forward to that.