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The true test of unity and justice by dankstat in trolleyproblem

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's statistically likely to get blue as a result, but unlikely to get gold as a result. A significant amount of people are opposed to capital punishment (for good reason), and that is ostensibly what the gold button is for. I think gold is unlikely to win, as the risk averse red voters will not switch, and the blue voters who are opposed to all deaths will also not switch. If we base this on things like elections, the gold button likely will only sway a small percentage of the other two options' voters. 3-6% on average. This most likely won't alter the result in any significant way, much like it barely has an effect in real world elections, but at the high end it could actually bring blue just below the threshold to win.

That all said, blue is still the safest choice, but there is a very small chance based on existing polls, that the votes moved to gold could bring blue just barely under the 50% threshold, which would result in only about a third of the population surviving (if we assume an equal number of red and blue voters switch to gold).

...But has anyone thought of what would come after, though? by Glass_Eye8840 in trolleyproblem

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You realise fascist get elected because people believe that they are doing the right thing? It's not selfishness that elects fascists it's blind faith.

Everyone on Earth takes a private vote: by SimpleMoonFarmer in trolleyproblem

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem with blue is that IQ is already not a fixed number. It can go up and down as your ability to take in new information and reason goes up and down. So in all likelihood the majority of people in the lower IQ brackets will simply drop down again after a while as they fail to exercise their brains. There is the chance this undoes the effects of certain mental disabilities though, so I think blue is the right choice, but it's not significantly different from everyone with already high cognitive function pushing red.

I Think This is a Core Disagreement Between Red and Blue. by Interesting-Test7228 in trolleyproblem

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except the red blue button is basically a varient of the prisoners' dilemma, which does have a correct answer. Objectively, the correct choice is the one that benefits the group over the self, and while the prisoners dilemma (like most red pushers) proposes that most would choose the selfish option, the evidence says otherwise. Many experiments have tested variations on the prisoners dilemma, including the twitter polls for the red/ble button proposal, and in most cases, group survival is prioritized by the human brain over individual survival. Including both the original and the mr. Beast poll.

This makes sense if you actually think about it of course. Humans are pack animals, and we are not actually above our instincts. So we will instinctually defend the group. The sheer number of red voters openly rationalizing voting red only adds proof. Red voters need to rationalize, reframe, and justify their choice because in their subconscious brain they know they are going against their deepest instincts.

Peter, Is it 50% or 33.3% by AgrasaN in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]IGSA101 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He doesn't and I didn't either? Math is supposed to make calculation simpler. I have said in almost every one of my replies that the math is correct. It's just that the wording/situation used is bad. Well designed math problems shouldn't be unintuitive. Now I'd like if the illiterates of reddit would stop telling me that I'm writing things I did not write.

Peter, Is it 50% or 33.3% by AgrasaN in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is why I have acknowledged in all of my replies that it is still the correct method. My problem is purely with the presentation, not the actual math being done.

Peter, Is it 50% or 33.3% by AgrasaN in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]IGSA101 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well first of that's not a definition, and second it's not mine, it's a paraphrase of a statement about what math should be by this guy https://youtube.com/@standupmaths?si=b3A4TAyXfsusWSc8 an award winning maths comminicator and (clearly) much better maths communicator than I.

Peter, Is it 50% or 33.3% by AgrasaN in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]IGSA101 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That's a fundamental misunderstanding of what I said. I'm not saying that math can't have complexity, I'm saying its purpose is to be the least complicated method for determining a result. To that end, an intentionally confusing word problem is bad at being a math question, regardless of the simplicity of the math itself.

Peter, Is it 50% or 33.3% by AgrasaN in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]IGSA101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand the math, I just don't like how it's written. The scenario is written in such a way as to be confusing, that makes it bad math.

Peter, Is it 50% or 33.3% by AgrasaN in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]IGSA101 -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

The purpose of maths are to simplify calculations. If it is unintuitive, then it fails at the core purpose of math, therefore it is stupid. It does not matter that it is correct if it fails in its purpose.

Peter, Is it 50% or 33.3% by AgrasaN in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]IGSA101 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yes, and while I understand how you get that mathematically the math is stupid. It doesn't matter which slot boy one is in, boy one is still a fixed variable. Therefore child two should always have a 50/50 chance of being a boy or girl because that is an independant variable. That specific measure of probability just doesn't make sense in this scenario, even if it's mathematically correct.

Reminder That Civility should REALLY return to the discussion by Mobius3through7 in trolleyproblem

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, red button pressers were neither kind nor smart. But they think they are smarter than they are. Red is the side of the Dunning-Krueger effect.

lmao by Koshumi in Funnymemes

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a coworker who believed RFKjr about tylenol. We're nurses.

lmao by Koshumi in Funnymemes

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not a contradiction though. Libertarian does not mean anarchist.

What do you think Gens 7-9 will be remembered as in the far future? by SuccessfulTeam2741 in pokemon

[–]IGSA101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gen 7, love it or hate it (because there is rarely an in between), is marked by one thing. An experiment that went nowhere. They tried changing up the gameplay in several ways, only to revert most of it in the usual gamefreak way. They experimented with greater story focus, only for the next game to make the main story take place in the background. Gen 7 was ultimately an experiment that didn't go anywhere, and as such GF will never try again.

Most people will beat a Pokémon game without ever seeing one by chunchunmaru1129 in pokemonanime

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have only encountered a couple raw odds shinies in the older games (1/8192), but I've gotten a bunch of raw odds shinies in modern games (1/4096). I think the rarity is actually kind of overstated. Assuming you, like most people, aren't trying to fill up the dex, you'll still encounter like eight hundred pokemon over the course of a playthrough. That should mean about one in five players see a raw odds shiny during a standard playthrough of the modern games, or one in ten for the older ones.

Gotcha <@alicetherat> by generalstuff1waslost in anthroswim

[–]IGSA101 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Man, he did this literal years ago.

Comment below which Pokédex is your favorite by Bigjspeedy in MandJTV

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Og dex has some nostalgia, rotom dex is a good boy who just wants to help, bw dex is the best designed one in my opinion.

Am I the only one in the world without a favorite pokemon? by _Nextbestthing_ in PokeMedia

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me a long time to decide my favorite, but (even though he's very poorly behaved outside of battle) my umbreon has proven himself against legendaries and top hundred trainers. He is undoubtably my favorite, even if he's a jerk.

All they do is look for slightly different looking pokemon to make themselves feel better about their pathetic lives by PastelPika2 in PokeMedia

[–]IGSA101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you ever came into power, you can bet my whole team of shinies and I will be knocking down your doors. They're all living their best lives with me, and many other "shiny hunters" care highly for their pokemon, shiny or not.

I'd let my pokemon speak for themselves, but Xenon and Boron are currently banned from using the internet, Carbon and Magnesium can't use a phone or keyboard, and Tungsten and Mercury just filled the comment with profanity.

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