The warning at the beginning of every Choose Your Own Adventure is also a promise: “You are responsible because you choose! . . . Think carefully before you make a move! One mistake may be your last.” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/09/19/the-enduring-allure-of-choose-your-own-adventure-books
@estherschindler life is one big choose your own adventure, but with taxes.