Opt
Prefer
Prefer verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Usage example: most buyers of that vehicle have preferred the model with four-wheel drive
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Some Enlightened people prefer communism, others opt for energy-based currency because Equivalent Exchange cannot suffer inflation.
Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment - No Biological Sex: Comes along with the Easy Sex Change; some people prefer to opt out of the game completely, either temporarily or permanently.
Source: Literature / Eight Worlds
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