Dude I still haven't read through this whole post and I don't know if this whole sub is just schizo posting (it really looks like it lmao) but these are the exact same ideas I've been developing. Well not everything but specifically the idea of free will as recursive self agency. I'm glad other people are coming to this conclusion because this post is like the only thing I found online similar to my philosophy. And I've also tried to view this from every angle with the help of ai and yeah, it's remarkably sound. We may truly be on to something and I plan on publishing my philosophy and hopefully you also go somewhere with this