1. 1.according to the authors, what’s it like to live in a world with so much choice? describe the world, describe the experience. 2.why is choice good for people? why is it also bad for people? 3.why do you think that people are less likely to buy a product (etc) when there a very large amount of choices? 4.what do the authors advocate and why? 5.why do you think our society has become so focused on choice? what other values does it reflect?

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