Logistics for the Lazy

After Wal-Mart stand-in Buy ‘n’ Large’s brand of mass consumerism leaves the earth a wasteland of garbage, human evacuation leaves behind a logistical cleanup crew of WALL-Es (Waste Allocation Load Lifter – Earth-Class). While WALL-E’s 700 year service is impressive, it’s the logistical operations in the stars above that deserve the most attention.

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As the Axiom’s autopilot programs the trajectories of its interstellar journey, so too do its passengers find their lives meticulously programmed. Installed into mobile hover chairs, with screens in front of faces and buttons in front of fingers, everything reduced to an act of casual consumption. The human race removed from any logistical demands on its desire.

“The hover chair always knows exactly where you are, and where you’d like to be.” WALL-E (2008).

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