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I don't think this is carving reality at the joints.
The free will illusion, at least as presented by Yudkowsky, is that we don't know our own planning algorithm, and understanding how it (probably) works dissolves the illusion, so that "do I have free will" stops even seeming like a question to ask. The illusion is that there was a question at all. The relevant category to watch for is when lots of people want an answer even though nobody can nail down exactly what the question is, or how to tell when you have an answer.
This is a much more specific phenomenon than "elaborate structures", which includes pretty much everything except fundamental particles or the like.
I agree my arguments must be grotesque. I hope to get better by participating more here and reading the sequences so I may be more useful for the community.
Your explanation above helps me fill in the blanks of things I missed of Yudkowsky's free will articles.
It is a little disconcerting not to have opinions like "free will does not exist because..." or "Free will is an illusion because..." instead of "dissolving" issues which requires much more abstract thinking and preparation for newbies like me!