There is much talk about the growing life expectancy as one of the greatest proofs of supremacy of this civilization of ours. People live better lives, and so they live longer. What better proof could there be that we have never had it so good?! But it is enough to cast a glance at the tourists who come to Motovun for this silly proposition to come to pieces. Most of the people who come here are from the richest countries in the world. For instance, there are Germans, Americans, and Japanese among them. Also, they are reasonably well to do to come over here. And even the oldest among them are young enough to enjoy all the benefits of tireless tourism. But look at them! Many of them are overweight, and quite a few are outright obese. Most of them have great difficulty walking. Even the youngest tourists are out of breath by the time they reach the lower square, and they frown in desperation when they realize that there is some way still to the upper square and the town walls. Judging by the bulk of tourists in sight, they are barely alive. Their growing life expectancy only means that a plethora of pharmaceutical products and medical services on offer will stretch their barren lives for no reason worth talking about. Except for the growing sales of those very products and services, of course. Indeed, it is easy to imagine many a tourist who makes it to Motovun glued to a hospital bed and tethered to all sorts of life-support systems with blinking lights for many a year. Life expectancy fit for zombies, to be sure.