On Devaluing Optionality, Part I

Incoherent preoccupation

I’m having some trouble writing this, and I guess it’s because I haven’t really figured it out. But it’s been preoccupying me: the idea of optionality, the curse or blessing of it all, and why it’s gained such value across our careers, social lives, and our daily choices. I figured I might as well write about it, even if it might be iterated on soon or …