A QUESTION FROM OTHERWISE · VOLUME I + II

Is having more options the same as having more choice?

Ten buttons can conceal one route. A menu measures what is offered at the moment of selection; freedom also depends on what remains possible after the selection has been made.

Trace each option two or three consequences forward. Count distinct futures, not distinct buttons.

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