The surveillance, he thought, essentially should be maintained. And, if possible, by me. I should always be watching, watching and figuring out, even… - Philip K. Dick

We live in a society where detachment is almost essential.

"We were always afraid a mutant with superior intellectual powers would come along," Baines said reflectively. "A deeve who would be to us what we are to the great apes. Something with a bulging cranium, telepathic ability, a perfect semantic system, ultimate powers of symbolization and calculation. A development along our own path. A better human being." "He acts by reflex," Anita said wonderingly. She had the analysis and was sitting at one of the desks studying it intently. "Reflex — like a lion. A golden lion." She pushed the tape aside, a strange expression on her face. "The lion god."

Men and the world are mutually toxic to each other.