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I saw "WALL-E" as a sobering critique on the "progression" of civilization.

Maybe walking to the well to get water is an inefficient, time consuming task when you could just use plumbing. But maybe the ones performing this routine throughout their entire life would have healthier blood pressure, or less risk for osteoporosis, because of more frequent physical activity.



Also cleaner water, increased lifestyle mobility, less infrastructure maintenance overhead.

Incidentally there is a famous Chinese morality animation about three monks fetching water https://youtu.be/Z802JqJ2A7A?t=30s




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