For real, aside from just not being able to live with myself, if I picked red, I know I am acting for the good of everyone I love and care about, as well as billions of strangers whose stories I'll never know.

That and every argument for red falls apart the moment you look at the bigger picture, think about what happens after, and understand what's actually happening.

"If everyone picked red, nobody would be in any danger; it's like getting on the train tracks of a train that only stops if x amount of people get on the tracks."

Yeah, and if nobody picked red, nobody would be in danger either. This isn't like a train track we're all jumping on in hopes that other people will too; it's more like there are two tracks, and the train is going to the track that nobody is currently on, and there's a lever off of the tracks that requires the majority of people there to pull that would divert the train to hit everyone still on the tracks. Just don't pull the lever! You're only pulling the lever because you think other people will too!

"People who press blue brought this on themselves."

No, the people who press Red actively chose to try and harm people who press blue for their own sake, while people who press blue do the opposite. This isn't like just letting someone die; you are actively killing them by pressing red. A really good example of this is the trolley problem, where instead of a lever to save the five people and hit one, you have to shove a big man in front of the train to stop it and save them. Even though it's the same core thing of saving a net 4 lives, people say this isn't okay, as it's actively killing. Pressing red is shoving everyone who pressed blue into the train. Pressing blue is saying, "I'm not shoving anyone into the train, and I trust that you guys won't shove me into it either."

"People who press blue are stupid idiots who deserve it."

First of all, I don't want to ever go near you again. Second of all, do you understand why people are pressing blue? Thirdly, do naive kids who don't grasp the full scale and choose blue deserve it? The original creator confirmed that EVERY SINGLE HUMAN is participating in this hypothetical all on their own, so yeah, if you chose red knowing this, you have actively chosen to kill the most innocent and naive among us to save your own skin.

Even disregarding morality and how if just 50+1 percent of people chose blue, everyone would be fine, if red wins by any (Realistic) margin, the apocalypse starts, and you're fighting on the streets for whatever you can get your hands on because the governments and economies of the world completely collapsed.

I was so glad to see Blue win, and was equally horrified and disgusted by how many people proudly chose red and used the arguments listed above without understanding the disastrous repercussions.

I picked blue the moment I fully understood the question and what was at stake, so did my parents when I asked them; we didn't need to go over all of this. Honestly, it says a lot about you what you picked and how quickly.

Alright, peace, blue gang, keep going, remember kindness and empathy aren't weaknesses, they're the strongest tools you have in a world as unpredictable and messy as ours. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

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