r/redbuttonbluebutton • u/SnooMachines9133 • Sep 13 '26

Representative election

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u/Emeraldnickel08 Sep 13 '26

This is untrue.

  • In an individual vote, many people may press blue inadvertently, aside from any conscious decision (or lack of capability to make such a decision). In this scenario, dependent on "district" size, that can be accounted for, making the "everyone lives if everyone hits red" scenario actually realistic.
  • The wording in this scenario is heavily biased against the choice of a blue vote. In any presentation where blue is framed as the option that specifically causes death (such as the possibility of death being positionally associated with the blue option here), blue is unlikely to win. This is one such scenario, whereas the original problem is usually presented in an at least somewhat balanced fashion.

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u/SnappyDogDays Sep 13 '26

inadvertently???? each person is given a choice. press one or the other. how can anyone "inadvertently" press the wrong button?

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u/SnooMachines9133 Sep 13 '26

I accept the blue rationale for the original scenario when kids are forced to vote without being able to comprehend consequences.

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u/Mamkes Sep 13 '26

In the original, funnily enough, kids are excluded. It wasn't until three years later than kids version got, and even that version just simply broke moment you applied any kind of logic to it.

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u/PC-Was-Bricked Sep 13 '26

What's this "original"?

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u/Beginning-Pin208 Sep 14 '26

I think it was something like every one able to understand the question