I can sort of see what the author is getting at. Learning to “let go” is hard is a learned skill. That said, “Control” has become a loaded term IMHO. If you bel

I can sort of see what the author is getting at. Learning to “let go” is hard is a learned skill. That said, “Control” has become a loaded term IMHO. If you believe that humans have some level of free will and agency, then it stands to reason that maximising control may be achieved thru proper risk management. To use the author’s example (and at the risk of sounding crass), don’t get on a helicopter and you won’t die in a helicopter crash! Science, reason and technology can be leveraged to optimise for locus of control. Dan Dennett makes a good case for this. P.S. Site’s DDOS’ed, so here’s a snapshot. https://archive.ph/9bikG https://archive.ph/9bikG