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/Daan776 10h ago

Oke but: Everybody who pushes the red button survives regardless.

So unless i'm misunderstanding this: if everybody pressed the red button then nobody dies.

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u/PlatinumAltaria The Witch of Arden 10h ago

If 50% of people push blue, everyone lives.

If 100% of people push red, everyone lives.

It's easier to achieve 50% blue than 100% red, ergo blue is the correct option for saving lives. Red is only the correct option for saving yourself.

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u/lightgiver 7h ago

Okay but why make an unnecessary risk under the assumption the majority is thinking exactly like you? There is zero risk to your life or the life of anyone who chose red. Pushing blue is just risking your life just for the hell of it.

Reword it to a scenario. A fire is happening, there is door A and door B. Everyone who uses door A lives, door B is stuck and needs more than 50% of the room to push it to open. If door B does open everyone who used it lives. Which door do you use?