Free will is an illusion if every choice we make traces back to genetics, upbringing, and environmental triggers beyond our control. I used to believe I chose my career freely, but looking back, my parents' pressure and my fear of poverty left little room for genuine alternatives. Yet the feeling of deciding feels so real that dismissing it entirely seems hasty—maybe compatibilists are onto something. Can we truly hold people morally responsible if their actions were inevitable from the start?