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* In ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', the rat protagonists dislike the fact their society is based around stolen technology and want to be self-supporting. The rats that want to keep their stolen electric life go into exile and eventually die... trying to steal an engine. In this case it's not automation that is evil, but using technology you didn't build yourself.
* In ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', the rat protagonists dislike the fact their society is based around stolen technology and want to be self-supporting. The rats that want to keep their stolen electric life go into exile and eventually die... trying to steal an engine. In this case it's not automation that is evil, but using technology you didn't build yourself.
** Also, the desire to give up human technology was at least partly motivated by the fear that it might bring unwanted attention on the rats' society. Which it did.
** Also, the desire to give up human technology was at least partly motivated by the fear that it might bring unwanted attention on the rats' society. Which it did.
* Taken to [[Anvilicious]] levels in ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', where the naturalistic Naavi are presented as morally and culturally superior in comparison to the more technologically advanced humans, who are [[Humans Are Bastards|all bastards]] who polluted their own home planet to the brink of ecological collapse.
* Taken to [[Anvilicious]] levels in ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', where the naturalistic Naavi are presented as morally and culturally superior in comparison to the more technologically advanced humans, who are [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|all bastards]] who polluted their own home planet to the brink of ecological collapse.


=== [[Literature]] ===
=== [[Literature]] ===