@Heyzuesser@JackBircht@revenant_MMXX You said that blue won because "the most advanced" societies votes. What's your point?
We were voting in the context of a Twitter poll with the demographics Twitter has, and you made a selfish and incorrect decision in that context. "What ifs" are irrelevant cope
@FieldMc57496@JackBircht@revenant_MMXX Red did not win though, negating your entire point. You point is based on an overly cynical view of human nature, as the poll shows.
@LibSlips@Freakoutery@IterIntellectus Which is guaranteed to be the case for huge portions of people. Blue won the poll, meaning it would be millions of people.
Therefore voting for red is voting for the death of millions of people, and voting for blue guarantees everyone lives.
@johnennis@infinitytec3@mykola If your solution requires 100% of the population to do something, it's not a solution, it's a fantasy.
The poll is a bet on human psychology. Blue won the poll, and was ultimately correct. Red votes were all either selfish or needlessly cynical, and objectively incorrect.
@LonghornSloth @oliveegger Because it's not a 50/50 bet. It's a bet on what other people will do.
Blue correctly voted that other people will vote blue.
@TheThundervamp9@forkexecwait@waitbutwhy Pressing blue isn't a virtue signal, in the example it has a real outcome. Ultimately, it's a bet on human nature, and blue won, saving everyone.
Voting red isn't smart because it requires a misunderstanding of human nature, proven by the result of the poll.
@JayStoneZone@waitbutwhy Except... Blue won.
Turns out, it wasn't suicidal empathy but rational self interest, empathy, and a correct understanding human nature.
Red, as the vote shows, was an overly cynical and incorrect decision.
@Freakoutery@IterIntellectus It's ultimately just a bet on human psychology, guessing what the average person will do. By voting red, you're betting others will vote red, and to save yourself.
Turns out, that bet was wrong. The blender did break, and blue was the right choice.
@BenZeisloft China has an extremely low birth rate and is anti-feminist and dictatorial.
No correlation.
The cause of low birth rates is rising living standards, not feminism or dictatorship.