Hiking as an Act of Resistance: A Manifesto (kind of)

Here’s a quick recap: Earth has become a wasteland — skyscraper mounds of trash, abandoned buildings, the remnants of megacorporation greed and consumption. We don’t see any people until about halfway into the movie. Those who survived escaped on a massive floating spaceship called the Axiom. It’s not unlike a luxury cruise — endless entertainment, amenities, distractions. The people glide about on automated hover chairs. They stare at multiple floating screens at once. Fast food is placed in their hands. They are all obese. They are all oblivious to their surroundings. They all can’t seem to imagine anything different. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:630/1*VwqCjkOu1o63S0XrcPxUVw.png" style="height:394px; width:700px" /> Picture from Wall-E (2008). Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The movie came out the same year as the iPhone. In some ways its vision of the future seems optimistic compared to the path we’re now on. In the movie, the robots end up saving humanity. Love the film but I wouldn’t bank on that scenario. <a href="https://medium.com/@thejoevogel/hiking-as-an-act-of-resistance-a-manifesto-kind-of-6b161ec5cfb6">Read More</a>