Am I the only one...?

[Human No More]

Originally Posted by Tsyal Makto

I disagree. There are just some things that the soul naturally longs for - liberation, freedom, adventure, love, community - all things that the modern world is sorely lacking. The grass really is greener on the other side, because we've managed to make it so grey here. I don't think hunting and riding and swimming and climbing would get "old" after a while, because that's what the soul longs for - not day jobs and consumerism.

Exactly... Ironically, living in that way is even less work than what we currently put ourselves through... But even past that, it's the sense of being free, of not having to worry about money or jobs or governments, of your only real concerns being ones like what you will do tomorrow...
That is the life I want, that I know many people do but aren't sure, or are too scared, or don't know if it is even possible to follow...
They hide it, they keep dragging themselves to their jobs, they keep things going, and in doing so, they keep other people trapped as well

You question if we truly long for the Na'vi lifestyle or not, but let's put it another way, from the POV of the Na'vi. Do you think the Na'vi would long for the life of the modern worker/consumer? They've kept their grass green... They don't turn each day into a boring rat race, they don't try and restrict each other's freedom, and they don't reduce each other to a resource or source of income. They know the way life was meant to be lived, and dammit they live it that way.

Of course they wouldn't... what's to want?
Humans don't care about anyone except themselves, they see the world as something to be exploited and destroyed for profit. Humans lack the connection to their surroundings the Na'vi have... While there is beauty on Earth, it doesn't compare for me at least, and what is left, humans are working to destroy