When folks say they have no choice but to do action X, that usually means they think action X is not a great idea.

They think the alternatives are much worse. Sometimes the alternatives they imagine invovle themselves and others being physically hurt or killed. Sometimes the alternatives they imagine involve themselves looking stupid or weak, in their own opinion.

Those get mooshed together often, like looking stupid and people getting killed are both very bad things. You can't say it out like that. You don't have to because when people say they have no choice but to do action X, they are often moving very quickly, because about speed, they also have no choice. No time to think of really other choices, or imagine how bad it would be for how long to look kind of stupid or kind of weak and how bad the consequences of action X might be for how long.

Usually the consequences of not doing action X are viewed with maximal pessimism and the consequences of doing action X are viewed with maximal optimism.

Later, if taking action X works out medium badly for a long time, will the "I had not choice" idea look stupid, or maybe even viscious to people who live inside the hangover.