«The researchers speculate that sexual mind control either costs too much energy for the parasite, causes too much harm to the host, or both» Judging by the har

«The researchers speculate that sexual mind control either costs too much energy for the parasite, causes too much harm to the host, or both» Judging by the harm to the host(see Sex and the City) the City has that energy, that if we see the City as a parasite.