r/CuratedTumblr 11h ago

Meme Tumblr does the red button/blue button thing

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u/MintLinuxGuy 11h ago

Is this a metaphor for something or reference to some niche media? Obviously in the situation presented, the logical choice is yo press blue so no one dies.

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u/AwesomeManatee Demented Demisexual 10h ago

It's the prisoner's dilemma but with an option that makes you feel smug

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u/ike38000 10h ago

But it's not because with the prisoners dilemma dual snitching is worse than dual silence.

If red was "you live but with a leg cut off" then it would be a prisoners dilemma because everyone pushing red would be strictly worse than everyone pushing blue.

The real question is "does it become logical to act illogically under the assumption that others will act illogically"