The world enters the age of mythology.

On this point, the members in the room had a long debate.

The human mind is actually a very private thing.

Black technology like tampering with thinking...

In fact, it is difficult for most people to accept it.

It might even be said that it is unacceptable.

"In this case, there is still a big potential problem." A scholar questioned: "Since thinking modification is a shortcut to interstellar civilization, then why did Akara civilization degenerate so quickly?"

"Shouldn't they be a true interstellar civilization?"

"Because it involves something called a 'mind trap'." Another expert explained: "It is difficult for people to recognize themselves,"

"I modified my own thinking, can I notice it? It's very difficult, everyone is changing, not only the body is changing, but the psychology is also changing. I, have changed to a certain extent, almost imperceptible, right?"

"So, everyone is constantly changing."

"The same is true for the rewriting of the concept of thinking. This kind of rewriting is a switch that is almost unaware. Just like the last time, the concept of the moon was rewritten by a powerful creature, didn't we notice it?"

"So, in the process of fine-tuning our long-term thinking, we will slowly rewrite the concept that we think is "bad" and enter a self-perfect state. But in fact, it is only a local optimal solution, not a global solution. Optimal solution."

"To give a simple example, the concept of 'freedom', the understanding of Eastern civilization and Western civilization is not the same, we think our understanding is better, they also think their understanding is better. Who is right and who is wrong? Everyone Everyone thinks they're right."

"The tolerance of 'marital infidelity' is currently not high. If 0 represents absolute intolerance and 100 represents absolute tolerance, then the current 20 is equivalent to relative intolerance."

"If we change it to 100, 'marital infidelity' will be a natural social phenomenon, just like people are born to breathe and eat, we have a huge tolerance for it. And we probably won't Rewrite this thing again, because it's something that comes naturally and is accepted by everyone, even if our society will change beyond recognition because of this rewriting of the concept."

"I understand!"

Lu Yiming tapped the table lightly, "You mean, extreme! As long as we rewrite in a certain direction, we may lose our ability to correct ourselves, and we will always fall into the trap of extreme."

"Yes, the example I just gave has the possibility of quantification. There are many concepts that cannot be quantified at all, and the complexity of modification is very high."

"There is another point, the diversity of thinking... If everyone's thinking is exactly the same, we will lose the diversity of thinking. However, the ability to modify thinking can only modify the specific level, and there is no way to involve the macro level. ."

The tolerance for "infidelity within marriage" is a specific thinking detail that can be fine-tuned.Like some thinking concepts at the macro level, such as "have a dream", what exactly is a dream, everyone's dream is completely different, so there is no way to directly modify it.

There is also "to live a positive and corresponding life", how should "positive" be defined, everyone's work is different, and the way of being active is different, so there is no way to directly modify it.

For example, the entire human society can be defined. "Get up early and go to bed early" is a positive symbol. "Get up early and go to bed early" is a kind of thinking detail that can be directly modified.

"After imposing the definition, 'rising early and going to bed early' will be advocated on a moral level, but is this really good? It may not necessarily be a good thing, and it may not necessarily make the whole society really positive."

"So it is necessary to find a suitable entry point to fine-tune these macro directions. And the butterfly effect caused by the fine-tuning remains to be studied."

After being silent for a long time, in the face of such a dangerous but powerful technology, everyone felt like a kindergartener with a nuclear bomb. He had no control over the nuclear bomb in his hand, and could kill himself in minutes.

However, this is the subject of interstellar civilization!

Really... it's incredible.

Finally, in the silence, Ding Yuan sighed and said: "But we still can't give up this direction. Now the birth rate is decreasing, the life expectancy of the population is increasing greatly, and the marriage system is becoming more and more unstable."

"What else... micro-mutations... can also greatly increase lifespan. The lifespan is getting higher and higher, and the consequences are becoming more and more obvious."

"People still get married and have children in their 30s and 50s, and they are old couples in their [-]s and [-]s. The rate of infidelity has increased significantly. This is not in line with common sense, and it is not even in line with the trend of the times."

The high life expectancy of human beings not only destroys the original marriage system, but also seriously exacerbates class solidification.

This is more serious for the stability of society.

Leaders should be leaders for life, workers should be workers for life?If you put it in the past, the speed of replacement is very fast. In a 20-year cycle, there are at most only three generations in the workplace, and they will retire at the age of 60.

But now, people's life expectancy is higher, the same 20-year cycle, but there are 10 generations in the workplace!

Older people are bound to gain more innate advantages.

It is obviously inappropriate for young and talented people with no money and connections to wait for 200 years before they can find a suitable position and give full play to their strengths.

A society with a long life expectancy will inevitably lead to more serious class solidification.

These complex social problems have greatly affected the process of human development, and the top executives of the City of Clouds really don't know how to solve them.

"So, let's find a way to study it, form a professional discipline, and study the problem of human ideology in a targeted manner."

"It's really not possible...it's okay..." Ding Yuan took a deep breath, didn't continue speaking, and looked at the distant horizon.

However, everyone understood that Ding Yuan was referring to... using those ancient civilizations as experimental samples.

This may be a good thing, or maybe...

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Chapter 671 A new journey! (season finale)

20 years have flown by...

It has been 19 years since the launch of the fulcrum plan around the world.

With the addition of Xia Wenming's artificial intelligence, the planetary fortress where the capital of the sea of ​​​​clouds is located has undergone new changes.

In the southernmost part of the central island, a towering space elevator has appeared!

The height of the space elevator is about 35 kilometers, which is not particularly high, but further up is the corridor of the underworld, and there is no way to raise it again.

Through this space elevator, it is more convenient to manufacture large spaceships.

Countless human and material resources are going up and down the elevator, very busy.

At the starry sky port at the top of the space elevator, a giant spacecraft has completed all construction projects, loaded a full 4 people, and is ready to go to the far side of the starry sky.

This spaceship is not an old spaceship without any circular ecosystem. It is loaded with the latest artificial intelligence. It not only has an ecological circulation device, a medical room, a food production room, but also a hibernation chamber, nuclear fusion energy, weapon systems, etc. , almost all functional systems are readily available.

In theory, as long as there is no serious damage, this spacecraft can at least survive in the corridors of the underworld for more than a hundred years!

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the 19th year since the start of the Around the World Fulcrum Project!"

"It is also the first year that the Seed Project officially started. Just today, our first batch of 'seeds' will go to the far reaches of the starry sky to visit other interstellar civilizations!"

In front of the TV, the then leader was giving a speech.

"Yes, we are currently in the initial stage of interstellar civilization. It is necessary for us to acquire more knowledge and to differentiate some seeds."

Almost all the population, including government workers, factory workers, the army, and students in schools, are listening carefully to this speech.

Yes, the Seed Project, started!

This is really heart-warming!

The City of Clouds is an extremely young city. Eighteen years ago, the artificial womb technology was obtained from the remains of the Akara civilization, which triggered a rapid population growth trend.

At that time, the fertility rate of the population even exceeded 5%!

Up to now, it can still be maintained at 3%, which is definitely a high birth rate.

It has to be admitted that artificial womb technology is a sharp tool to promote population reproduction, freeing women from the painful birth process and releasing a large number of working days.

Coupled with the boom in artificial intelligence, robots have been able to take care of little one or two-year-old babies, feed them, change diapers, and tell stories, which is enough!

Even Lu Yiming and his wife have given birth to two more children in the past ten years.

Yes, they have 5 children now, and they are finally at the average human level, so long as they don't hold back their legs will be fine.

Lu Yiming and his wife were part of the Seed Project.

They were standing on the spaceship, looking out at the world.

Now, the youngest child is also 18 years old, has just finished high school and is about to enter the first year of high school.

The eldest child, Lu Lingling, has long since graduated from college and is studying for a master's degree. Under the current living conditions, it is not a problem for these children to be self-reliant.

"Mom and Dad! Goodbye! Goodbye!"

Instead of any frustration, the five children were proud of their parents, cheering loudly over the video call.

"I'm going to leave this world soon, it really makes people feel... a little melancholy!"

After hanging up the video call, Jin Lili wiped her eyes and said, "I didn't expect the children to be very excited, but they are more open than us."

Lu Yiming said with a smile: "Of course, today's children are born in an era of rapid development and are more adventurous. And almost every boy is required to do military service, and being a soldier can always change a person's spiritual appearance. "

Jin Lili added: "I can't help but recall the time when I left the earth...but now and then, it's a little different. This time, did you set out with a purpose?"

The Seed Project is an important link for mankind to become an interstellar civilization!

Eighteen years ago, that is, the second year since the re-start of the Fulcrum around the world, human beings listened to the communication broadcasts of other interstellar civilizations.

This kind of broadcast is not electromagnetic waves in the traditional sense, but is triggered by a physical phenomenon called "tachyon broadcasting", and it is no wonder that conventional civilizations cannot receive such broadcasts.

These interstellar civilizations have completed their own fulcrum projects, and have communicated and shared with each other.

And the capital of the sea of ​​​​clouds has just entered the threshold of interstellar civilization, and it is necessary to connect with these more powerful civilizations.

Therefore, this spaceship is the most important visiting group, and it is expected... that they may go out for a long, long time.

"On the other hand, we will also find ways to explore the deeper spiritual world. We have to know what kind of world it is." Lu Yiming said.

"Maybe I will go to the Grudge Continent to see how the lives of the people there are."

Jin Lili sighed: "Maybe they live well?"

That magical world left a deep impact on her.

"Or maybe, hundreds of years later, we will return to the Capital of the Sea of ​​Clouds."

"But it always comes back eventually."

Due to the vigorous development of microvariation, since the completion of the "Super Stem Cell" project, almost everyone's lifespan has been greatly improved, and the theoretical lifespan may be as high as 500 years!

So, the two of them don't look much different from when they were young.

"Oh, by the way, the Seed Planning Section is more than that. Otherwise, why is it called Seed?" Lu Yiming smiled and looked at the big screen inside the spacecraft.

The new leader will announce the blessing before the spacecraft departs.

The incoming leader is also young, not yet 40 years old.

"what do you mean……"

"This is a special layer of insurance! The thinking modification plan will officially start soon."

"We have done enough experiments on the surrounding ancient civilizations, and it is necessary to fine-tune some of the thinking within the civilization."

There are many ancient civilizations that have undergone great changes in social atmosphere after fine-tuning their thinking. These are all useful for reference.

"And those of us who leave are a kind of insurance. In case, the capital of the sea of ​​​​clouds falls into a trap, when we come back, we can still save it."

"Ah, thinking modification, it's a dangerous move..."

"I guess it is still difficult for many people to accept it." Jin Lili sighed, "So, we are a seed and an insurance..."

"Oh, there is another point, didn't you see that the people on the spaceship are from the older generation." Lu Yiming laughed again: "This is for the sake of peace."

"We...are old. If placed in the age of the earth, we are indeed old; but we are still very young. Our physical functions are not much different from those of young people in their 30s and [-]s. In this case, It is inappropriate to occupy the position for a long time."

"We've got to give the next generation a chance... so, let's just leave."

"The seed plan will be launched every 20 years. Some of the original high-level executives will choose to leave..."

"To explore, to discover, to know. There are many, many things in the world that we don't know."

"Leave, it's a good thing to leave. Class cannot be solidified, and a solidified civilization can only be a pool of stagnant water that slowly stinks and decays."

"What if someone is greedy for power and doesn't want to leave their position?" Jin Lili laughed: "A person's life is so long, how can he only be a leader for decades?"

"It's hard to avoid this, but I think most people's thoughts are always good. In the whole society, most people are always normal people. Besides, aren't there seeds like us as insurance? When one day in the future , we're back in this world, and we should expect it to be better, not worse."

"I don't think our society will become a dictatorial society... The probability of actually reaching that stage should not be high. Maybe everyone's thinking will become better." Lu Yiming looked at the large-scale giant on the planet. Cities, as if predicting the future.

Due to the rapid increase in the fertility rate, the capital of the sea of ​​clouds has a population of 350 million.This population is still small, but in another 20 years, it will become a big city with tens of millions of people.

The relevant settings of thinking modification cannot be decided by one person, and it needs to be passed by the entire parliament.In the population of the next generation, there are many amazing and brilliant people, and there are many people who really have fighting spirit and ideals.Because of this, power will be smoothly handed over.

"Are you ready? Lao Lu, the new journey is about to start!" Ding Yuan and his wife also took the space elevator and came to the spaceship. His face was ruddy, and he was obviously in a good mood.

"Of course... it's already ready!"

There are also old acquaintances such as Shi Dayong, Zhong Peng, Liu Xuwei, etc., everyone is looking forward to, looking forward to...

Looking forward to this new trip.

Go far away!