Stroadlandia is like meth or heroin? I didn't realize I was experimenting with something tantamount to drugs. I suppose it was a good trip, but one has to keep on dunetreading.

It does cause untold death and pain [1] and yet some people are unwilling to give it up. Sounds like there's some parallels at least.

[1] https://www.swov.nl/sites/default/files/media/media.up/fs_in...