I’ll add to the analogy and say that “downhill” is an apt word choice for where things will go if you let them. Nothing wrong with letting a river take it’s natural course but if we want it to work for us it has to be directed and controlled. We can have both aspects of language we just have to conscious of what we want and where it’s going.
I know a lot of people liked the first game and are anxiously awaiting this one but, I’m just biding my time waiting for Control 2