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Topic #169: If given the choice, are you the kind of person who takes the red pill, or the blue pill? Why? When do you willfully do the opposite?

I looked up the red pill and blue pill conflict on Wikipedia and found two very different definitions for what each pill does.

In the introduction and core summary section of the article, it states that the blue pill represents the “blissful ignorance of illusion” and the red pill represents the “sometimes painful truth of reality.” If that was the case, I would always take the red pill; regardless of how hard or painful something might be, I always like to get a real­istic overview of what I’m facing so I have an opportunity to better adjust myself to the potential threats.

However, in the image caption, it shows Morpheus’ quotation: “You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.” This implies that if I take the red pill, I will not be facing reality, but instead be taking deeper into an illusion or hallucination. In that case, I would probably take the blue pill so I can return back to normal.

My misunderstanding of this concept might be because I watched the Matrix movies a very long time ago and barely have any recollection of what they were about. But based on the information I am provided, my choice depends on the situational effect of each pill.

I think the only reason I would ever voluntarily choose the blue pill over the red pill is if I was already in extreme duress, and my body and soul became too weak to be able to properly face reality. In that case, when I’m at the point where all or almost all hope is lost and I have nothing to gain by knowing the truth, I would go with the blue pill to find relaxation and comfort.