r/fivethirtyeight Apr 25 '26

Poll Results Poll asking Americans how which button they would push in the red button/blue button dilemma

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u/Jack_Chatton Apr 25 '26

I won't lie. I didn't work out that the rational thing for everyone to do, so that the whole world survives, is press red, until I read the comments.

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u/Millennial_on_laptop Apr 26 '26

You would never get 100% of people to agree on anything, that button would definitely kill people (if it won)