If more than 50% press blue, everyone survives. Red pressers always survive

Re:If more than 50% press blue, everyone survives. Red press... by imoverclocked on Sunday April 26, 2026 @05:06PM (#47914475)

> I fail to see how anyone could choose blue

Depends on the scenario… or the number of people in the experiment. A sufficiently large number of people will guarantee votes in both bins. The specific scenario (reading this outside of a vacuum) will also have knock-on effects.

Eg: reading this into the current political landscape in the US vs reading this into another toy problem about jumping off a cliff or not will have very different outcomes and ethics.

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Re:If more than 50% press blue, everyone survives. Red press... by margalabargala on Sunday April 26, 2026 @05:21PM (#47914660)

The article makes a good point with their reframing.

"Give everyone a magic gun. They may choose to shoot themselves in the head. If more than 50% of people choose to shoot themselves, all the guns jam. The person also has the option to put the gun down and not shoot it."

The "dilemma" is asking to what lengths we should go to save people choosing to commit suicide, and does that change when they are unintentionally choosing suicide due to being "tricked" into it.

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Re:If more than 50% press blue, everyone survives. Red press... by imoverclocked on Monday April 27, 2026 @11:42AM (#47923081)

I guess that just underlines how reframing can really muddy or clarify a problem. The original problem can be mapped onto many varied scenarios with wildly different ethics.

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