1. Should have used different colors to choose from.
2. In reality though, everyone congratulating themselves for picking blue would pick red if their lives depended on it. The ego must survive.
3. The more I read people's responses, the more convinced I am of 2.
Everyone in the world has to take a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press?
It's the third time WW3 has broken out in a year and as many smart people have predicted we're all going to die. Like the last two times. It's been a pleasure knowing you all and I hope to see you in the afterlife. Or just back here tomorrow reading the same panic slop.
I remember my father who is retired LAPD telling me a story how reporters and journalists in LA kept questioning the split second decision making officers were making in high stress and violent situations...where the actual perpetrator was the one that got shot.
So the LAPD invited them to go through a shooting simulator...and watched as the same arrogant journalists proceeded to shoot unarmed civilians every time someone made a quick movement.
The instructor then asked them to imagine how much more difficult it would be in an environment where they could actually be killed, and maybe keep that in mind when reporting.
They of course did not...because why would they? They had a narrative to protect, and truth and context was not only unimportant, but entirely unuseful to them.