Having a choice means not having freedom.
Timothy can either pick A or B though he wants to have A and B. He doesn't have an option. He can only take one and abandon the other. This tantamounts to figuring out which one is better, cheaper, faster and prettier. In the end Timothy chooses the one which gives him the highest amount of happiness.
He thinks he is free to choose but does he? When one has total freedom and not curtailed freedom dictated by what the government orders, friends think, family believes and religion dictates there is no need for choice. What Timothy has is conditioned freedom because the decision he makes is influenced by many factors and so how can anyone be free under such circumstances?
When one is free, there is no need to choose anything. The answer is already there and there will be no confusion, fights and misunderstanding.
Timothy is not free and so am I.
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