Are you familiar with Pema Chodron's work on the Tibetan concept of shenpa? I was reminded of her work here when you talked about scratching the itch.

https://www.lionsroar.com/how-we-get-hooked-shenpa-and-how-we-get-unhooked/

She says, when you learn to love yourself enough to STOP scratching the itch, eventually it will heal. But if you keep scratching, it will just keep getting worse.

I've been thinking that so many of us are modern serfs a lot lately. Every time I turn on public radio and they talk about the fucking stock market in fact! None of this world was designed to benefit the masses.

We are living in the age of the techno king, trying hard not to stare at the train barreling down the tracks straight towards us, and doing our best not to fiddle with the ropes that tie us to the tracks!

https://medium.com/@kaiamaeve/life-in-the-age-of-the-techno-king-77c7a9fb3abc