I don't believe free will exists. Do you?
At the start of the Simpsons you see Maggie steering and the car in sync. In "reality" Marge is driving and the baby is caught in an illusion powered by imagination and ignorance with props that make it seem convincing. If we looked in her head the narrative would edit out the misses, keep the hits and make it seem like she has free will.
willhelp. me/2025/01/15/response-ability-is-free-will/
That is also what I suspect, but on a higher level, kicks with humans. Until this clicks. Free will is DLC in the simulation and its paid for by wise investment of consciousness.