When two things have exactly the same advantages and exactly the same disadvantages , how does the brain at the very last moment decide which one to choose ?
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Well what would happen would be called decision paralysis.
What often happens is that when faced with two apparently equal decisions (few things are truly equal, but simply being very close can cause it too) or even decisions that simply have too many options, or too many unknowns, the natural tendency is to wait and/or continue to seek out more information to be able to make that decision. Often making no decision is its own third choice and the opportunity passes for better or worse. Sometimes some other event happens while waiting and the decision is made for you.
Alternatively under pressure a person will make a snap choice one way or another essentially at random, not based on the actual impact, or simply picking whichever they were thinking of more at that instant.
You can also absolutely train yourself to just make a decision arbitrarily.
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