Being In Control

So whenever I ask someone why they chose to drive a manual transmission instead of an automatic, the response usually sounds something like this. "Because I like the feel of being in control. It's like you, and not the car, are doing the actual driving." Now the funny thing is that this is also the reply I get from some people when asked why they prefer Windows over Linux. Well, they don't say driving, but rather talk about being in control of the computer. Guess that being in control means accepting that there are things you can't control.