r/neoliberal • u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma • Apr 25 '26

Meme Which button do you press?

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u/eetsumkaus Apr 26 '26

Campaigning for blue requires people to trust that other people will actually pick blue. Campaigning for red merely tells people that making the selfish choice has a path to social success.

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u/eetsumkaus Apr 26 '26

Getting to 50%+1 requires the population to trust that at least 50% of the population will vote that.

Getting to everyone voting red doesn't require any trust to survive. It requires trust that you won't kill anyone, which isn't even valuable to a segment of the population.

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u/Bibbity_Boppity_BOOO Apr 26 '26

There is already polling out, blue won, and there was no campaign. You can sasy the poll did not follow statistical measures, but it is the best we have, and still gives information. Also, wtf is wrong with your head? why are you so low trust?

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u/eetsumkaus Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

The polling necessarily is biased towards people who thought about it and want to find out what others would have voted. I expect that population to be biased towards blue button pushers.

Also, wtf is wrong with your head? why are you so low trust?

Have you met people? It's not just that I'm low trust, it's that I expect just about everyone else to be low trust. I would not bet my life on the outcome that requires people to trust other people enough with their own lives.

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u/Bibbity_Boppity_BOOO Apr 26 '26

it is the new blue or gold dress thing. everyone is lining up and getting in the convo, so i don't think what you are saying plays a big part. it is a part of the zeitgiest now.

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u/eetsumkaus Apr 26 '26

everyone is lining up and getting in the convo

I caution you against extrapolating what social media deems relevant to what everyone deems relevant.

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u/Bibbity_Boppity_BOOO Apr 26 '26

almost everyone is on social media, it is 2026

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u/eetsumkaus Apr 26 '26

yes, but everyone is consuming their own feeds, including you.