u/CalderJohnson

What stands out to me about this problem is how easy it is to make the other side look like an absurd choice depending on how you present it:

- Blue pressers view pressing the red button as needlessly killing everyone who pressed the blue button.

- Red pressers view pressing the blue button as needlessly putting yourself in a proverbial blender that will kill everyone inside unless at least half the rest of the people jump in too.

Both interpretations can be seen as rational and contain no lies.

It‘s a nice reminder that even rational arguments presented in the news, social media, in conversations with others, etc can be complete bullshit if they rely on a specific framing, cherrypick details, or don’t account for the full picture.