The thing about free will is that feeling you have free will is not a confirmation you actually have it. There are psychological tricks that can be used to man

The thing about free will is that feeling you have free will is not a confirmation you actually have it. There are psychological tricks that can be used to manipulate people into acting in certain ways. They're not niche experimental techniques. They're widely used in PR, advertising, politics, and business. Virtually all of them create the illusion of free choice where none exists. Almost everyone can be convinced they made a free choice, when in fact they were influenced into it without their awareness. The irony is that the people who do this to others aren't any more free than their victims. Which ends up in an interesting place, where everyone feels free but most choices are forced. What really drives all of these "conscious" choices?