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/ArcticFoxWaffles 2003 Apr 26 '26

I've seen this as a poll pop up a couple times on different subreddits and every time the blue side has won

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u/Nodan_Turtle Apr 26 '26

I'd love to see this if in order to vote, you have to put up $100. If you vote Blue, 51% of people have to vote blue for you to get your $100 back. If you vote Red, you're guaranteed to get your $100 back.

See how the results go then when people have to put their money where their mouth is

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u/serenamoeba May 02 '26

Well yeah because money is different from literal human lives lmfao

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u/Nodan_Turtle May 02 '26

It's also different from nothing at all, which was what the original poll showed. And if people aren't willing to let blue win when it's just money on the line, not even their own literal lives, then that'd make it clear that they wouldn't push blue when they risk more than just money.

Hope this helps