In a world that’s never been more connected, we’re starving for authentic human connection. This is a strange paradox, and it’s not by accident. The rapid rise in cyberpsychology and psychological app design has enabled companies, for the first time in human history, to hijack our reward systems. They’ve engineered a digital world that keeps us hooked on superficial interactions while eroding our capacity for real ones. The result? Skyrocketing rates of social isolation, boredom, depression, and fractured attention. As MIT professor, author, and sociologist Sherry Turkle warns in her book Alone Together, “We expect more from technology and less from each other.”

WALL-E serves as a cautionary tale, following a journey that critiques our overreliance on advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and automation, leading to environmental destruction, physical and mental deterioration, and a loss of purpose in life.