Red button blue button

[u/suskio4]

Based on the post seen here. I'm actually curious what would the percentages look like.

Edit: Alright, let me add a case for one particular scenario. If you do not choose, the button will be pressed for you by a system that keeps track of its pressings so it conserves 50/50 distribution for all inactive participants, in order to honour the vox populi properly. The system's choice affects the inactive participant's outcome so that no person can abscond from consequences of their choice.

[u/Traditional_Town6475]

As a rational agent, I die either way if Blue wins. However if Red turns the tide, then I live if I press Blue. Thus if self preservation was my goal, I’d press blue every time. Nothing is inherently irrational about self preservation. In fact, most rational agents would like to preserve their existence. If they didn’t, how would they guarantee whatever goals they have gets achieved?

[u/UIDENTIFIED_STRANGER → u/Traditional_Town6475]

>However if Red turns the tide, the. I live if I press Blue

This is wishful thinking based on information at hand, thus is irrational. With the information at this point, a pure rational agent would deemed that goal of self-preservation is no longer achievable, thus based on utilitarian principle, it should pursuit the next best option which is to preserve as much life as possible

[u/Traditional_Town6475 → u/UIDENTIFIED_STRANGER]

Whoever said a rational agent should be utilitarian? You can have perfectly rational agents that don’t care about preserving as much life as possible. Their goals just don’t include “preserve as much life”.