# Control [[2025-0325. 'The constant typing and swiping on the smartphone is an almost liturgical gesture, and it has a substantive impact on our relation to the world.'|'The constant typing and swiping on the smartphone is an almost liturgical gesture, and it has a substantive impact on our relation to the world. I swipe away the information that does not interest me. I zoom in on the content that I like. I have the world firmly in my grip. The world has to accord with my desires. In this way, the smartphone amplifies self-referentiality. Through all my swiping, I submit the world to my needs.']][^1] [^1]: Byung-Chul Han, ‘*Non-things: Upheaval in the Lifeworld*, via: funeral* \[pseud.], ‘The constant typing and swiping on the smartphone …’, *funeral* (Tumblr blog), 22 February 2025, https://www.tumblr.com/funeral/776099023250702336/the-constant-typing-and-swiping-on-the-smartphone.