Despite the passage of a considerable amount of time, Thoreau's insights resonate with the contemporary era. We find ourselves at the intersection of two transformative periods: Thoreau's historical context, where he grappled with transcendentalism (1830/60) amidst a society in flux and reliant on the groundbreaking Industrial Revolution, the telegraph, and muskets, and the present moment entwined in the rhetorical and technological decisions dictated by a system of planned obsolescence, reckless consumption, and exclusion stemming from the lack of competencies and skills of the man-machine (Deleuze; Guattari, 1972). Undoubtedly, humanity has grown so reliant on devices and technology that individuals are now incapable of living
