CSH: We’re talking about perceiving the irrational basis of your desiring, about perceiving that your motivator is irrational, about seeing that the set of commands that drives you is not a proper basis for living—and not being able to do anything about it. Because it constitutes you so deeply that it’s un-eraseable.

Jesse: Not to mention you got a good chunk of it just from genes, which you definitely don’t have any control over.

CSH: But, we have to agree that seeing the basis of your lack of autonomy has some value.

Jesse: Disagree!

CSH: It’s helpful to know that you’re being driven mechanically!

Jesse: No. Not really.