...skilfully wanting control means not only that there will never be a dearth of things to control, but that control itself as guiding value of conduct will become increasingly ambient. The "syclic' nature of karma thus virtually guarantees that phased of being in control will be matched by phases of being controlled.

.. the idea that a parallel can be established between the underlying principle of addiction and that of technological progress is intellectually and mythically repugnant. p 120

== the insatiable desire for control