Post #2795591
2026-04-27 12:14 UTC
at first they seemed like no-brainer.
a choice us between two options, which one is obviously vastly better than the other.
the fact that choosing red would lead to guaranteed survival didn't even register to me. and even then it seemed barely relevant. after all, there re so many lifes at stake, and it would just seem extremely arrogant to choose me over them.
choosing red just seems malicious, villainous even.
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@sofia@chaos.social 2026-04-27 12:30
but of course, the button you press does _not_ determine the outcome, or rather, it only influences it to a ridiculously small amount. but each person could just press red and be safe. and suddenly the main effect of pressing blue seems to be putting yourself in a completely avoidable risk. forget about your glorious selflessness for a minute: is pressing blue something you would recommend to a friend?
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@nonnihil@hachyderm.io 2026-04-27 12:17
@sofia@chaos.social Plus in the post-red world you'd be stuck with only red-button-pushers. Seems like a really unpleasant place to live.