“I have no choice”. What it means in fact, is, “the choice is obvious, straightforward, and taken”.
My mom recently said that I had no choice but to learn Polish (as well as Swedish and English) before moving to the country. But I know many people who don’t even start with the local language until the absolute necessity pushes them. These are two 180-degree choices, but these are choices, not dead ends.
“I don’t get this”. What it often means, is, “I don’t like it”. “I don’t get that others are promoted, and I don’t”. “I don’t get it that do I my job faster thus I get more job to do than a low performer”. I mean, we comprehend, why and how, but we aren’t happy with the outcome.
When you listen to what is said, and what is not said, you start noticing that common sense isn’t that common, and that some obvious things are invisible and thus unnoticed. Like the crossroads of choice.