You’ve spent your entire life believing in the idea that there are only 2 options.
Since grade school, you were propagandized into picking the better of two evils (who always, ALWAYS, favor the MIC).
There is a big enough movement (from not only lefties, but also people who do not like Trump) to win a 3rd party seat and implement ranked-choice voting going forward.
If you think we get ranked choice with a D or an R candidate, you are sorely mistaken, and THATS the point.