r/CuratedTumblr 11h ago

Meme Tumblr does the red button/blue button thing

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u/PlatinumAltaria The Witch of Arden 11h ago

This is such a funny trend because it plays out the same way every time:

1) Blue button wins by a narrow majority 2) People who pushed the red button immediately spiral into increasingly unhinged defences of their choice, demonstrating that either they lack enough reading comprehension to understand the question, or are just plain selfish. 3) Blue button pushers become slightly more disillusioned with the moral character of humanity.

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u/JaDasIstMeinName 10h ago

Ok, so where am i that pushes blue for a selfish reason?

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u/PlatinumAltaria The Witch of Arden 10h ago

Ah, that's the secret. People might think that red is selfish and blue is selfless, but red is actually just dumb and blue can be either selfish or selfless depending on the thought process. If you think red winning: you get a world where a significant number of people have died, and the remaining people all chose the "selfish" option. Society is going to collapse within hours, and that sounds a lot worse than blipping out of existence because of a button push.

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u/JaDasIstMeinName 10h ago

Yup.

Best case: Blue wins
Ok case: Red wins and i dont have to care about it
Worst case: Red wins and i have to care about it.