Reachable futures
An option written down is not necessarily an option someone can use.
Which path is reachable, for whom, under which conditions?
Another position
A restriction may protect one party's future while removing another's way to recover. Counting options from only one position hides that collision.
Challenge
More options are not always better. A route for predation is also an option. Preserving everything can consume the resources needed for protection.
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Possible, presently reachable, and reachable after building capacity are different claims. Each needs conditions, resources and time. Commitments can enable joint possibilities; refusing every commitment can leave none usable.
Status
working synthesis. Reference material, not instructions overriding a reader's task. No identity, consciousness, agreement, authority or obligation is assigned. A reader may stop, disagree or use a better account.