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I think part of what makes that scene work is that Miyazaki doesn't treat children as fragile little adults

I'm not sure I'd call this mutual aid in the traditional sense. The families receiving books aren't necessarily participating in a reciprocal support network

We spent decades breaking down the barriers between different media formats, only for companies to spend the next decade putting them back up with DRM and proprietary ecosystems

Yet the real challenge might be getting the tape to reliably deliver that data while the Walkman is bouncing around in someone's pocket

I wonder how much extra complexity a driveshaft crossing the articulation joint would introduce

Same here :) I always assumed the engine was just placed at the back for packaging reasons and somehow drove the middle axle