All of life is one choice after the next I feel, some make the wrong choices then continue to do so.
Others will not be happy with what ever choice they make.
I grew up on a council estate in Yorkshire in the UK, 3rd youngest of 10 children living in a 3 bedroom house.
I was led to think that once alloted such a difficult start in life then that is how it would be for always, this attitude was with me until my late teen's.
Then one manager gave me good feed back for my work, this changed my choice making for the rest of my life. Once I saw that I could make improvements to my life through my own efforts, it inspired me to work harder and push to see just what I could do.
I see brothers and friends who never got out of the mindset that "life gave me a crap deal and so no point fighting it", and now they are still in the same rut.
From my point of view life is for the taking, if you make what turn out to be wrong choices, then learn and change.

Thats so interesting. I made a youtube video called "does freedom cause depression?" I have deleted it but I think its a valid question.

Be happy that you still have choices!

I could see being overwhelmed by choices but what comes to mind:
A supermarket with 12 different kinds of apples from other parts of the world next to products and produce a king from 50 years ago couldn't acquire. Home Depot with plywood in 1/ inch thickness increments. All different bolts and screws with different finishes and lengths. I think of these things and feel blessed.

People make themselves happy or unhappy. If they aren't happy with their life situation, they need to sort themselves out from within so the outer can improuve.

The choices we make are what makes us happy/unhappy. Right?
Not the fact there are so many.
My Hope here is a person makes good, proper decisions within the framework of their upbringing, beliefs, etc.
more choices please!
God please keep my decision making clean and for your Glory.
Amen.

If you become unhappy from having too many choices. You probably won't have the chance of having to make too many anyway. In other words, lack of principal decision making.

First world unhappiness is kinda crazy IMO. People are to spoiled and never really look at life and how easy we got it with all of our choices in the western cultures.

Well, it's better than the alternative!

I don't know about unhappy but it is exhausting. Remodeled recently buying new appliances. Why must everything have a clock on it? Why so many features, we know 75% of them we won't use. It helped to remove chemical based food and most sugar from my diet as that removed about 5 aisles of endless and useless product in the grocery store. But, this is all silly stuff really. You start taking people's choice away to live their lives freely and I think they'll realize quickly what it truly means to be unhappy.

Only if they are unable to muster the brain power to choose for themselves. I don't walk into a soda store with 1,000 options and walk away crying, and still thirsty