Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 1099 So what?
"To us,"

As the receptionist said, he looked up at the blue sky, as if his thoughts had drifted elsewhere: "...Getting rid of libido is a very simple thing. Not only is it technically simple, but there is nothing that cannot be overcome in terms of thought. It has too far-reaching and unfathomable influence on the human psyche, and it has brought countless distortions, struggles and pains, but there are not many obvious benefits. In the words of your commodity society, the libido has been eliminated product."

After his voice fell for half a minute, Lin Sanjiu was unable to speak.

Doctor Cat closed his eyes again as soon as he heard the words "human psychology", which coincided with the attitude of the mainstream of early medicine towards psychology; while Bohemia's expression was as dazed as if the receptionist had just sung An Italian opera——Among the people present, only Lin Sanjiu realized the weight of these words.

No wonder……

Looking at the receptionist's half-hidden smile, the little question deep in her mind was finally solved.

Ever since she experienced "Garbage Man's Morning", that vague question has floated in the depths of her consciousness; it is neither big nor important, but it hurts her like the gravel in a shoe.

A very good-looking man chose to become a garbage man because he can get the most spiritual satisfaction in this job-and the receptionist said at the time: "For us, what can make us happy physically and mentally There are too many things, and the pleasure brought by appearance only accounts for a very small part."

...how is this possible?
Anyone with an understanding of human psychology will know that it is almost impossible for this group to ignore appearance. "Judging people by their appearance" is a biological behavior that has been passed down from the ape-man era and is genetically encoded in humans. One of the most important reasons is the connection between appearance and sexual reproduction.

The most primitive aesthetics, which is also the basic aesthetics common among various cultures, is a kind of identification and pursuit of health: ruddy complexion, clear eyes, neat teeth, thick hair... people think that unhealthy individuals are Ugly, courting a member of the opposite sex with healthy traits is essentially to be able to reproduce better.Even same-sex courtship, which does not have the function of reproduction, also reflects a similar consistency; as for the various aesthetic diversity developed in culture, it is a later story.

If humans had no sex drive...

Thinking of this, Lin Sanjiu couldn't think anymore.Because her imagination is simply not enough for her to guess what the human mind would be like without libido.Libido is not just a sexual reproductive force, although it is derived from sex; one psychoanalytic theory even holds that it is the root driving force of all human behavior.Even eunuchs who have lost their sexual organs, or elderly people who are dying, libido is always driving and affecting their lives in various psychological forms——

"Hey, what is that libido?" Bohemia leaned over and asked softly.

It was too complicated to explain to her—Lin Sanjiu was still immersed in the various thoughts aroused by the shock, and just waved his hands as if chasing flies.Bohemia straightened her face immediately, glanced at Doctor Cat who was sleeping on her skirt, and managed to hold back her breath.

"How...how is this possible?"

Lin Sanjiu looked at the receptionist, unable to understand this concept for a while.Since she couldn't imagine it, she didn't even know where to start asking, so she could only repeat it again in a murmur: "How is this possible?"

"In order to prevent you from falling asleep too," the receptionist glanced at Dr. Cat and smiled, "I won't introduce the technical details in detail. I'm not a scholar of psychoanalysis, so I can't introduce it in accurate academic language." The impact of this series of changes ... If you are interested, you can look at the relevant academic papers-oh, I forgot, you will not read the text here."

He frowned slightly, and seemed to find it a bit tricky: "I can only describe to you my personal feelings and understanding... My hobby is writing poetry, so the language may not be precise, please forgive me."

Lin Sanjiu nodded.

"Because of my work, my understanding of other human societies is much deeper than that of ordinary locals. But the deeper I get to know, the more precious I feel about the mushroom society...Of course, that's another topic. In my In my understanding, other members of human society are in a state of being judged by others all the year round, right?"

"what do you mean--"

"When a person walks into the eyes of others, he can never get rid of a series of value judgments that follow...for example, what kind of job this person does, what kind of car he drives, whether he is fat or thin, whether his skin is dark or light, Where are people...endless judgments. If you don’t judge by these standards, your society doesn’t know how to treat a person at all.”

This is indeed the case.

Lin Sanjiu looked at Bohemia beside him.The conversation has developed so far that it seems to have gone far away from the topic; Bohemia tilted her head, listening with confusion, but still trying hard to understand what the two of them said.As for whether her mind has wavered, Lin Sanjiu can't guess at all.

"But in the mushroom world, when we look at a person, we only see that person himself. We will not judge the value of this person because of any external factors-you are beautiful and rich, and I will not yearn for envy You; your facial features are underdeveloped, and I will not hate to run away from you. When your eyes are still on the surface of whether you are strong or not, beautiful or not, what we really yearn for is the spiritual connection between people. Like you See, concepts like money, status, and class don't really exist in our society, not only because we've generally found spiritual pursuits...but also because the elimination of money can only bring negative effects After the pursuit, we removed the biological criteria in the body. This allows our society to look directly at the purest essence of a person."

These words contain a lot of information and are not easy to understand. He paused here, as if he wanted Lin Sanjiu to digest it.

"When you first come here, you may ask, without the motivating factor of money, what do people use as a driving force to make society move forward? My answer is that there are factors far more powerful than money in order to make human progress. Beliefs, ideals, Hobbies, a sense of purpose...too many. Also, you might ask, without libido, what is the driving force that makes society work and races reproduce?"

Lin Sanjiu nodded unknowingly—the wound on the back of his head was painful again.

"The first thing to explain is that giving up fertility is a personal choice, not everyone has to do it. It's just that more and more people realize that getting rid of this heavy, primitive biological instinct The benefits of coming. So the number of people like me has been increasing over the past 20 years.”

He smiled slightly and covered his mouth with his fist, looking a little shy as a teenager for a moment.The people here are pretty good looking, and it's not easy to tell their ages, and Lin Sanjiu can't tell how old he is—"Secondly, even if we give up our fertility, we will continue to fulfill our status as a species just like other human beings. Responsibility of being a member...Because we like this place, we like this world. Because we like it, we want it to be maintained for a long time and cleanly. For this reason, we are willing to donate all sperm and eggs, or raise ourselves clones."

As soon as the last few words came to her ears, Bohemia took a sharp breath.

Even if there is a genetic similarity between the parents and the child, it is not enough for the mother and daughter to have such similar voices... Lin Sanjiu glanced at her and said in a low voice: "Do you remember the reflection Meijia saw in the puddle? If you can ignore the cuts and swelling, she's a teenage version of her mother..."

Thinking about it this way, when they first entered this world, they had read a report of a kindergarten fire in Lao Da's house.The displeased parent on the TV also seemed to be holding his childhood self in his arms.

but……

Lin Sanjiu suddenly became a little uncertain.

so what?
(End of this chapter)