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by adverbly 60 days ago
The number of people trying to use game theory here is frankly embarrassing.

This is about predicting real people!

People are not perfect rational actors.

Good luck explaining your Nash equilibrium theory to your 6 month old niece and nephew who are good pick blue because it's their favorite color.

You aren't gonna get an all red movement to succeed. There are a small minority who will vote red or blue regardless of the community sentiment - and some of those people will be kids who would probably grow up to be smarter than your game theorizing selves if they are given to opportunity to grow old enough to fully mature.

Full propaganda team blue.

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The entire point of the "press red" strategy is that it does not depend on what other people do. So there is no question of predicting them.