A different way of looking at this button debate...
Red advocates see humanity as individuals.
Blue advocates see humanity as a collective.
What if social media and hyper-connectivity are subtly rewiring people’s brains so that many now default to a collective frame of reference?
For these people, especially the ones who feel very strongly about their choice, the individual is secondary, sometimes even illusory. The collective is the primary moral and existential unit. Everything is filtered through the group.
This creates two completely different operating systems for reality. The red/blue button debate isn’t really about buttons. It’s a visible symptom of this deeper split.
When someone is operating from a deep collective frame, pressing red doesn’t just feel wrong, it feels evil. It’s seen as a betrayal of the group. Meanwhile, someone operating from an individualist frame sees pressing blue as reckless, naive, or irrational.
These aren’t just different opinions.
They’re different ways of seeing the world entirely.
Red = I recognize my vote doesn't matter and I can't save anyone, so might as well save myself
Blue = I don't understand the question