The Illusion of Choice

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

this is still your choice, choices implie consequences. the illusion is to believe that all your choices are the right one, and all your choices will be met with approval, but then do you need the approval of anyone when you make a choice? The difficulty is to live with the consequences which most cant too hard you know

As for the rest, you can play different ways without it being it that wrong, not optimal but not wrong, just people believe that only one way is viable and that is when all of us from individual becomes robot. I dont agree with it..but nobody has to agree with me either, that is my choice, right ?

What you're referring to is a Dilemma or Morton's Fork. A Dilemma or Morton's Fork would be a choice between two equal/undesirable choices. Regardless of the form, the choices have the same weight. The form of illusion of choice here is Hobson's Choice or in line with "Something or nothing". Which I will refer back to the cheese analogy: There are 100 kinds of cheese you can choose from, but the 7 others only like one

The moment you are engaged in group content, you're forced into Hobson's Choice. Be it online or offline. If you have an objective, like clearing content in FF14, you'll have to comply to Hobson's Choice. It's in line with "something or nothing" as: If you don't comply with the group's choice, you get nothing. If you do, you get something.

[Ibi]

What you're referring to is a Dilemma or Morton's Fork. A Dilemma or Morton's Fork would be a choice between two equal/undesirable choices.

Nitpicking, but these aren't the same thing.

A dilemma involves choosing between multiple options that all lead to different unpleasant results.

Morton's Fork involves choosing between multiple options that all lead to equivalent (or identical) unpleasant results.