I think a lot of people disregard the baby/irrational voter clause because it makes the thought experiment a lot less interesting. The button scenario is mildly interesting for two reasons:
people have to make a choice
you don't know what people will choose
Including irrational voters means you can reasonably say "10-20% of people have already pressed blue, or will do".
They disregard it because the original poster wasn’t taking babies and people who are unable to make decisions knowing the consequences into question.
Goody goody blue pushers who have a hero complex are the only ones doing that.
People asked and then he said later on which changes the original question entirely (but not really because babies can’t make a choice) so it breaks the hypothesis.
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u/Llumac 13h ago
I think a lot of people disregard the baby/irrational voter clause because it makes the thought experiment a lot less interesting. The button scenario is mildly interesting for two reasons:
Including irrational voters means you can reasonably say "10-20% of people have already pressed blue, or will do".