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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Nov 20, 2025 at 6:11:59 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   <10foe8u$3bld1$2@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On 21 Nov 2025 00:42:30 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Nov 20, 2025 at 4:12:21 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   >> <10fo78l$39kk9$6@dont-email.me>:   
   >>   
   >>> On 20 Nov 2025 20:35:43 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> And people aren’t complaining because choice is “unsustainable.”   
   >>>> They’re complaining because too much choice means too much   
   >>>> friction for folks who just want to drive without memorizing 40   
   >>>> different ways to pop the hood.   
   >>>   
   >>> Because of course they go to the Microsoft and Apple car lot, and   
   >>> just pick from the limited options on display, and that’s good   
   >>> enough for them, right?   
   >>   
   >> Have you heard of the Paradox of Choice?   
   >   
   > Have you been to a car lot lately?   
   >   
   > There is a reason why we keep bringing up car analogies in this   
   > discussion: do you really think that having so many makes and models   
   > available puts people off from buying cars?   
   >   
   > How do you square that with your “Paradox of Choice”?   
      
   You can poke a hole in that analogy pretty easily. A car lot isn’t the same   
   problem space at all.   
      
   When you walk onto a lot, you’ve already filtered down the choices before you   
   even get there. You know your budget, roughly what size of car you want, maybe   
   a couple brands you trust. You’re not staring at 500 nearly identical sedans   
   and trying to compare every bolt and gasket. The options are wide, but   
   they’re   
   structured.   
      
   Software ecosystems – especially something like Linux distros – don’t   
   work   
   that way. The choices are sprawling, uncurated, and often differ in ways that   
   aren’t obvious until you’ve already committed. That’s exactly where the   
   paradox of choice kicks in: lots of options, not much guidance, and no clear   
   way for a non-expert to know which path won’t bite them later.   
      
   So yeah, lots of car models exist, but the whole experience is built around   
   helping you narrow down and feel confident. Most tech ecosystems aren’t that   
   tidy.   
      
      
      
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