The researcher in the research is most likely studying human-environment interaction and all of its consequences on the locale.
That's the definition of "free fall".
We can never observe free-fall in our daily life on Earth. There's always
at least one other force besides gravity acting on a falling body, because
it's always falling through air.
A wall stands using gravity. It is constantly being pulled down. Many also place them in ways that they dig into the ground, and almost make a socket just for the wall to be placed, using the land that is there. More and more walls are placed and eventually, they make flooring and a roof.
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has a lower standard of living
