# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2)

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**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636 "2024-02-16T02:56:30Z")\
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As hashed out in this thread, button 2 is the only rational choice, button 1 is unforced suicide.

> [@Red button or blue button dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-button-or-blue-button-dilemma/1024041):
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> A content creator I listen to a lot popped up in my feed yesterday confused by the repeated outcome of a particular experiment. “The situation is this: You are presented with two buttons, one red, the other blue. Everyone in the country is expected to push a button. If a majority select the blue button, everybody lives. If a majority push the red button, they live, but anyone who pushed the blue button dies.” He thought it was a no-brainer, blue right? But apparently several polls show a bias t…

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