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    It is not the case that Adaptive preference formation means individuals raised under unjust conditions may autonomously choose options that perpetuate their own subordination.

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    • 1.Calling adaptive preferences 'inauthentic' assumes some preference baseline exists independent of any social formation—an empirically unfounded assumption.
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    • 2.If all preferences under injustice are adaptive/invalid, we deny subordinated people agency and patronizingly override their stated choices anyway.
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    • 3.People often rationally choose constrained-but-stable options over riskier alternatives; this isn't false consciousness, just prudent decision-making.
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    • 1.Psychological research shows people internalize oppressive norms when repeatedly exposed, making subordinate choices feel genuinely preferred.
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    • 2.Autonomy requires both choice-making capacity AND access to alternative frameworks; unjust conditions limit the latter systematically.
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    • 3.Women in strict patriarchies often freely choose domestic roles because preference formation itself has been shaped by constraint, not just circumstances.
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