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Bo Nix on the illusion of choice

7 Sept 2025 · 0 min

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Short YouTube clip (Fortitude 365) in which SPEAKER A (likely Bo Nix) recounts Coach Lanning’s saying about the "illusion of choice": people appear to have a choice but effectively must act or be left behind. The remark frames responsibility and competitiveness as non-optional—do it or get left behind.

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