"As if how we construct meaning were not actually a matter of personal, intentional choice, of conscious decision."
In this sentence, is "a matter" the noun phrase connected with the prepositional phrase "of conscious decision"?
Why is it not written as
"As if how we construct meaning were not actually a matter of personal, intentional choice, or of conscious decision"
or
"As if how we construct meaning were not actually a matter of personal, intentional choice, or a matter of conscious decision"?