Just curious. Could it be more complex than that?

They close your base and you don't move and are "forced" to commute......that's a choice?

Your base becomes super senior due to realignment and you chose not to commute and suffer "stagnation"......that's a choice?

They change the retirement age and you are "stuck" in the RJ world instead of quitting......that's a choice?

The company hands you a 48% pay cut and you don't quit and slog out the 10 year recovery......that's a choice?

You had covid and choose not to vax.....that's a choice?

That's the neat thing about "Merica....lots of choices.....just sometimes, some are more palatable than others.

I guess one could say suicide is a choice.....so no empathy, no perspective, no attempt at "understanding" ? Just "tough tata's", that was your choice?

I too am comfortable with all the above as far as logic goes.....but it sounds a little tone deaf....or am I misunderstanding what you are getting at?