Definitely a very interesting post. I'm still watching the show although I admit the quality has dropped. I have a different point of view indeed about the subject here, because getting the basic needs and protection against the zombies aren't the only dificulties the characters have to deal with. Actually the bigger threat to humanity in that series is still the man kind. No matter that society has fallen, men always manage to transform a "simple" kind of life into a mess. The last villain in the show, Negan, created a community of "saviors" to subdue and exploit other weaker communities through fear, violence and intimidation. That doesn't sound like a simple life to me hahaha