“Most animals, including humans, can be controlled by a system of consequences and rewards.” Something hit the ground, I heard Mikhail move, and his jaws slapped together as he ate whatever Damon tossed him. “We want to eat, so we do what we need to in order to be fed,” he said. “And all animals have that in common. They can’t synthesize their own nourishment, so they easily become subject to whoever provides it. It’s how animals are domesticated. How humans can be enslaved in soul-draining jobs and relationships.”
