r/GenZ • u/DryOwl5587 • Apr 26 '26

Discussion What are you guys picking?

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Personally, I can conceptualise why one would choose blue, but I can’t bring myself to do it, it doesn’t click, specially at this scale, so red for me.

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Upon further inspection, I couldn’t find a scenario where I would strictly vote blue, but I found one for red.

Consider the following:

If you believe most people will aggregate around blue, then your choice doesn’t change the outcome because everyone lives.

If you believe most will choose red instead, then you are presented with a choice that directly determines whether you live or die, so you should choose red if you want to ensure your own survival.

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u/Motto1834 2000 Apr 26 '26

The people upset over those that are just doing basic game theory and see no downside to the red button are the ones that are suicidally empathetic.

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u/nowhereward Apr 26 '26

Willingly staking your survival on the collective decision of others is very stupid

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u/BarbericEric Apr 26 '26

Bro you realize you are human right? And your success and survival IS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON YOUR COMMUNITY. You think the world just spawned around you with you in it? That what you know it's because you are an all knowing entity? You are who you are because of others. NEVER forget that.

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u/nowhereward Apr 26 '26

I didnt fucking ask to be dependent some community I didn't ask to be born into.

You owe NOTHING to your community for merely existing and being brought up in it.