Oh, all of 10 minutes (writer, remember?).

And frankly, I don't know which is sadder; Cobra's E-on variation of 'The Man is out to Get You' or the presumption that we are all in the midst of some Machiavellian mind game with a little bit of Faust thrown in for seasoning, with no awareness or control over our own lives. Bit overdone, that..... Diogenes you ain't dude.