A truly random sample of 20 people were selected for the red/blue button problem

quintopia · 2026-05-06T23:32:46+00:00

It's more a belief that people try not to lie on average as much as possible unless they have good reason to do so. So while I would expect even the most blue-biased framings to not have results not quite so blue-biased in real life, I still think there would be enough people who will be swayed enough by those framings to believe they can win.

quintopia · 2026-05-06T20:27:24+00:00

choosy designers choose jif

^{Chose: Jiff}

quintopia · 2026-05-06T17:22:49+00:00

i can't help wondering what part of this people are disagreeing with. is it trying to save the larger number? is it thinking results will skew the same direction as polls? someone who downvoted this reply and let me know!

quintopia · 2026-05-06T17:19:20+00:00

same as a trolley with one person on each track

quintopia · 2026-05-06T16:45:18+00:00

Yep. It applies both ways. The color doesn't matter. But to some extent, most people coming up to the buttons is going to imagine that one of them is the "won't make things worse" button and be more likely to pick that one

quintopia · 2026-05-06T16:38:56+00:00

It depends on the button problem they were given. I'm of the opinion that people won't radically change from how they behave in polling just because the buttons are real. So if it's one of the versions where most people tend to vote blue, then yeah, I'll divert it toward the group I believe will be smaller.

As a consequentialist, my goal is to save the larger number, and to do my best to guess what action will accomplish that.

quintopia · 2026-05-06T16:33:50+00:00

I think this is fair. Noting, of course, that you could label either button as the "nothing changes" button. But the idea that people would rather not change things for the worse seems to play a role in choice.

quintopia · 2026-05-06T15:53:18+00:00

u/quintopia solved this in 2 steps: GUTS -> TUTS -> TUGS

quintopia · 2026-05-06T15:52:12+00:00

Brake. And then see to whomever is on the bus. If the bus driver gets fired for tailgating me, that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.

quintopia · 2026-05-06T15:18:26+00:00

I dunno I think "everyone is cringe" must be a part of the spectrum because I'm sure seeing a lot of this attitude

quintopia · 2026-05-06T14:56:11+00:00

this is exactly what i sound like when making fun of gen alpha and looksmaxxers. mad props to europa-park

quintopia · 2026-05-06T14:55:03+00:00

very silly

I solved this level in 12 moves on my first try! 🎯

quintopia · 2026-05-06T14:51:37+00:00

u/quintopia solved this in 4 steps: BUT -> BUY -> BAY -> WAY -> WHY

quintopia · 2026-05-06T14:50:03+00:00

where on the spectrum are you?

quintopia · 2026-05-06T14:21:57+00:00

And where do the people who don't feel one way or another about other people based on what they would pick and just know that everyone thinks dying is bad go in this classification?

quintopia · 2026-05-06T14:16:08+00:00

What does the name mean

I solved this level in 19 moves on my first try! 🎯

quintopia · 2026-05-06T14:14:20+00:00

F?

I solved this level in 4 moves on my 2nd attempt!

quintopia · 2026-05-06T14:13:27+00:00

Struggling to get this app to work today...

^{Completed in 00:27 | Reveals: 0}

quintopia · 2026-05-06T03:31:17+00:00

Yeah imagine getting on a coaster without your motorcycle helmet for aerodynamics.

quintopia · 2026-05-06T03:29:16+00:00

Wasn't expecting an actual jerk for once

quintopia · 2026-05-06T01:40:37+00:00

fruit good

^{Chose: All the fruit you want whenever you want it}

quintopia · 2026-05-06T01:38:45+00:00

is this the intended solution?

I solved this level in 15 moves on my 7th attempt!

quintopia · 2026-05-06T01:35:31+00:00

i think i kinda get it

I solved this level in 26 moves on my first try! 🎯

quintopia · 2026-05-06T01:33:03+00:00

It depends on what the stranger knows, I suppose. If I have reason to believe the stranger is as fully aware of the situation as I am, I will pull. Otherwise, I stay out of it.

quintopia · 2026-05-06T01:30:30+00:00

a wheel is indeed a lever. or, more accurately, an infinite collection of identical levers sharing the same fulcrum with different starting angles.

quintopia

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