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cg5280yesterday at 7:55 PM1 replyview on HN

Red is the obvious choice from a self-preservation perspective but not a moral one. You're seeing here in these comments that there are lots of blue pressers; they would all die. This creates a snowballing incentive to push blue: people dying is bad.

There's several reasons why someone might make the "wrong" choice, and reaching 50% + 1 on blue is way easier than reaching 100% on red. And sure enough, the polls I've seen have shown blue with a majority every time.


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troglodytetrainyesterday at 8:00 PM

Its an interesting psychological test. Because, no, I don't agree, red is the moral choice and also the most rational.

Those who think the population is too stupid to behave in regards to their own self preservation might choose blue in an attempt to 'save everyone' and kill themselves.

Only one singular choice has zero risk of death, and its red. Everyone chooses red and we all survive.

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