Once we recognize a binary at play, we invoke a “meta-move” to consider more open possibilities, a third or fourth option as a creatively broader field.
The more philosophical option (truly meta) is to consider that there has always been only one thing: one object or entity that is divided in itself. The seeming problem (binary or ternary) is an inherent antagonism necessary for the entity to remain functional. There is no escape into a third or fourth solution, merely higher levels of realization.