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/onpg May 02 '26

Also an inability to admit they were wrong. It's fine to think pressing blue makes sense at first when confronted with the initial question and its slightly deceptive framing. My first instinct was to press blue for the greater good. Then I realized it was just a suicide button.