Because there are 2 factors in people dying, both sides share responsibility for any deaths.
I have been arguing with a red pusher for a few days now and I want to see if my logic is reasonable.
People only die if 2 conditions are met at the same time:
- That person picked blue. The person who picked blue is entirely responsible for their choice of button. Red did not force anyone to pick blue.
- Red is in the majority. The people who picked red are collectively responsible for red winning. Blue did not contribute to the red majority.
Because people die if and only if both conditions are met and no one can contribute to both factors at the same time, this means that the responsibility for every death is split as such: 50% of the responsibility lies on the person who died for picking blue, while the other 50% is shared equally among all people who picked red for being in the majority.
In short: Picking blue kills you if and only if red wins.
Is there something I am missing?
Edit: this is also assuming that no one knows the outcome ahead of time.
Edit 2: the responsibility for red comes from knowing you could have been the reason blue died.