Doomsday Wonderland

When you see that there is no title, everyone will know that I still have at least another hour...

"To us,"

As the receptionist spoke, 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 mentally. Its impact on human psychology is too far-reaching and unpredictable, causing countless distortions, struggles and pains, but there are not many obvious benefits. In the words of your commodity society, libido has been eliminated. product.”

After he finished speaking, Lin Sanjiu was unable to speak for half a minute.

Doctor Cat closed his eyes again as soon as he heard the words "human psychology", which coincided with the early mainstream medical attitude towards psychology; while Bohemia's expression was as blank as if the receptionist had just suddenly 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 had floated in the depths of her consciousness; it was neither big nor important, but it made her feel uncomfortable like the gravel in her shoes.

A man with a very outstanding appearance chose to become a garbageman because he could get the greatest spiritual satisfaction from this job - and the receptionist said this at the time: "For us, things that make us happy both 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 any knowledge of human psychology will know that it is almost impossible for this tribe to ignore appearance. "Judging people by their appearance" is a biological behavior passed down from the ape-man era and genetically encoded in the human body. One of the most important reasons is the connection between appearance and sexual reproduction.

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

If humans lost their sexual drive...

When Lin Sanjiu thought of this, she couldn't think anymore. Because her imagination was simply not enough for her to guess what the human mind would be like without libido. Libido is not just the power of sexual reproduction, although it is derived from sex; one psychoanalytic theory even believes that it is the root driving force of all human behavior. Even for eunuchs who have lost their virginity, or for elderly people who have entered their twilight years, libido always drives and affects their lives in various psychological forms——

"Hey, what on earth is that libido?" Bohemia came 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, so she just waved her hand as if to shoo away flies. Bohemia suddenly had a long face, glanced at Dr. Cat sleeping on her skirt, and finally held back her anger.

"How...how is this possible?"

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

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

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

Lin Sanjiu nodded.

"Due to my work, I have a much deeper understanding of other human societies than the average local. But the more I understand, the more I feel how rare and valuable the mushroom society is... Of course, that is another topic. In my opinion In our understanding, other members of human society are always in a state of being judged by others, right?”

"you mean--"

“When a person walks into the eyes of others, he can never get rid of a series of value judgments that come with it... For example, what kind of job does this person do, what kind of car does he drive, is he fat or thin, the color of his skin, There are...endless judgments. If you don't rely on these standards to make judgments, your society will not know how to treat a person."

This is indeed true.

Lin Sanjiu looked at Bohemia beside him. The conversation seemed to have gone very far away from the topic. Bohemia tilted her head and looked confused, but she still tried hard to understand what the two said. As for whether her idea had wavered, Lin Sanjiu couldn't guess at all.

"But in the mushroom world, when we look at a person, all we see is the 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 be envious of you. You; your facial features are underdeveloped, and I will not hate running away from you. When your eyes still stay on the surface of strength or beauty, what we really long for is the spiritual connection between people. Like you As you can see, there are actually no concepts such as money, status, and class in our society. This is not only because we have generally found spiritual pursuits... but also because the elimination of money, which will only bring negative effects, After pursuit, we removed the biological judgment standard in the body. This allows our society to look directly at a person's purest essence."

These words contained a lot of information and were difficult to understand. He paused here, as if to let Lin Sanjiu digest it.

"When you first arrive, you may ask, without the stimulating factor of money, what do people use as motivation to make society move forward? My answer is that if we want to make human progress, there are factors far more powerful than money, such as beliefs, ideals, There are too many hobbies and a sense of mission. Similarly, you may ask, without libido, what do people use as the driving force to make society function and breed the species?"

Lin Sanjiu nodded unconsciously - the wound on the back of his head hurt again.

"The first thing to note is that giving up fertility is a personal choice, and not everyone has to do it. But the trend now is that more and more people realize that getting rid of this heavy, primitive biological instinct brings The benefits come. So the number of people like me has been increasing over the past two decades."

He smiled slightly and slightly covered his mouth with his fist. For a moment, he looked a little shy like a teenager. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net The people here all look pretty good, and it’s not easy to tell their age. Lin Sanjiu can’t tell how old he is—“Secondly, even if we give up fertility, we will be like other humans. Same, continue to fulfill the responsibilities of being a member of the species... Because we like this place and this world. Because we like it, we want it to be maintained for a long time and cleanly. To this end, we are willing to donate everything Sperm and eggs, or raising clones of yourself.”

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

Even if there are genetic similarities between parent and child, the mother and daughter don't even have the same voices... Lin Sanjiu glanced at her and whispered: "Do you still remember the reflection that Meijia saw in the puddle? If you could ignore the wounds and swelling, she was a perfect teenage version of her mother..."

Thinking about it this way, when they first entered this world, they had seen a report of a fire in the kindergarten at Lao Da's house. The unhappy-looking parent on TV seemed to be holding a child of himself.

but……

Lin Sanjiu suddenly became a little uncertain.

so what?