He lessens his fear of technology by allowing himself to take relief by substituting one aspect of his life to one aspect of technology. The main aspects in his life and most people's lives are Religion that deals with a creator the pureness of being a virgin to something. Adams compares the virgin to technology the difference he is not afraid of the virgin but is afraid of technology. These aspects are a way of distracting a person from the complexities of becoming a machine. The slow integration from man to machine is a fearful thought.
Technology is everywhere and is hard to get away from.
Some people do not try to escape technology by other means they try to become it. To become Technology is to bet wrapped up in it that by the time you realize what you have done you are a walking talking computer or another form of technology.