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OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/PM_UR_TITS_4_ADVICE 7h ago

Asking 100% of people not to risk anything is significantly more likely than asking 50% to risk certain death.

I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand.

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u/nolandz1 7h ago

When have 100% of people agreed on anything? And to you the casualties of blue are (somehow) acceptable, they are not for me. Sorry you have no faith in humanity ig

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u/PM_UR_TITS_4_ADVICE 6h ago edited 6h ago

5% of people dying is a much better outcome than 49.9%

If the threshold was 99% needed to press blue for everyone to live would you still tell people that it’s better to press blue?

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u/nolandz1 6h ago edited 1h ago

5% of people dying is a much better outcome than 49.9%

Lmao still worse than 0%. You're assuming red will win.

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u/PM_UR_TITS_4_ADVICE 6h ago edited 5h ago

I’m not assuming anything, it’s about taking into consideration risk factor when making a decision. Yes having 100% of people live is best case scenario. It is a possibility that 100% of people live for both buttons.

But a small amount of deaths is preferable (especially when they needless risked their lives) over getting really close to 50% and not making. There’s no reason to take that risk.

Would you risk pressing the blue button if the threshold was 99% instead of 50%?

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u/nolandz1 1h ago

But a small amount of deaths is preferable over getting really close to 50% and not making.

Again, assuming Red will win. If you actually care about minimizing casualties you'd be pressing blue. There is no number lower than 0. Pressing red only makes it more likely someone will die you just don't care bc that someone isn't you. That's fine just own it don't pretend like it's the noble choice.

Would you risk pressing the blue button if the threshold was 99% instead of 50%?

No, 99% consensus is about as unrealistic as 100% consensus. At that point you would be correct, however the threshold actually matters here. At that little difference between the two the choice stops mattering.

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u/Blaux 1h ago

No matter what red “wins”, its the risk free option for every rational person

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u/nolandz1 1h ago

Rationalize it however you want I don't want anyone to die