The world enters the age of myth

"For ancient civilizations, the cost of education was still a little high, and it was difficult for most people to afford the education of their children."

"But without education, you will have to be poor and farm at home for the rest of your life. As a result, the cost of education will rise, and the fertility rate of ancient people will naturally decline."

Lu Yiming heard the discussion of the two experts sitting behind him and sighed in his heart, is the fertility rate of even ancient civilizations declining...

Counting the 50,000 soldiers in the Sea of ​​Clouds Capital, there are currently a total of 70,000 soldiers in the entire Sea of ​​Clouds Alliance, which is indeed enough.

As for the third-level civilization, it is naturally a civilization that has nothing and is quite chaotic internally. Under the influence of international rules, the population of this kind of civilization will be absorbed by other countries sooner or later, and then it will be naturally eliminated.

It sounds cruel, but in fact it is the only way to do it. Not any small country can be a civilization on its own. The so-called cultural diversity is simply not worth mentioning in the face of the vastness of the multiverse. There are so many civilizations in the world, how can we save them?

Weak and poor countries will eventually be eliminated.

… In addition to population growth, we have also made long-term progress and development at the industrial level and infrastructure level. The first is the establishment of electric vehicle and semiconductor industry chains... These high-end industrial chains have attracted a large number of working people and created many jobs. "

In fact, these two industrial chains are completely redundant compared to the powerful productivity of the universal factory.

The universal factory is fully capable of producing better semiconductor products and better electric vehicles.

But you must know that in a healthy society, most people need to have a job, so that the entire society can run healthily.

Once most people are unemployed and laziness spreads significantly, social order will inevitably be chaotic, the crime rate will increase significantly, and the scientific research environment and learning atmosphere will also be damaged.

This has nothing to do with social welfare or economic development, it is determined by human nature.

Therefore, semiconductors and electric vehicles have become the best industrial chain so far. The production of these materials does not use the production capacity of universal factories.

On the one hand, the added value of these two industries is high enough and the value of the products is strong enough to arouse people's desire for consumption.

Sales of electric vehicles and various consumer electronics are very good, and they can also be exported abroad.

On the other hand, it was impossible for the surrounding ancient civilizations to engage in these industries, so the average salary in this industry was relatively high. Some labor-intensive, low-value-added industries can also be done by ancient civilizations, but it is impossible for employee remuneration to increase.

There is also a third benefit. The industrial chains of these two industries are long enough and can accommodate enough job opportunities.

The electric vehicle and semiconductor industries, from design to production to sales, employ at least 400,000 workers!

That is about half of the workforce.

As for the remaining labor force, they are engaged in education, medical care, scientific research, the Internet, and various service industries. A large part of them are students and do not need to participate in work.

However, at this point in the introduction, Chief Liang said worriedly: "However, everyone must deeply realize that these two industrial chains are just a stopgap measure. If placed in the interstellar era, the so-called high-end industries are not high-end, and there is no need for them at all. Up, 400,000 people.”

"In the real interstellar era, only a few designers can complete these tasks, and the rest of the production is completed by fully automated factories, and sales are also carried out online."

"In fact, in the face of greater productivity, these jobs are unnecessary and artificially created."

"But we really can't find a better way to resettle these people. There are a total of 500,000 idle people. It's impossible not to let them work, and it's impossible to let them engage in lower-level industries... That's impossible. .”

"So, the social changes that have become an interstellar civilization are beyond imagination. We are completely at a loss, and we can't find a better way to run society. In the face of 10 times or 100 times productivity, if we can't find a good way, We can still only wander at the crossroads."

Lu Yiming nodded, understanding this concern.

To put it bluntly, even if they are engaged in the production of electric vehicles and semiconductors, the high-end industries on earth are just mediocre in the interstellar era. The population engaged in these industries will be eliminated in the interstellar era.

What does interstellar civilization need? The population engaged in intellectual work!

Even more than 90% of people are intellectual workers, and that is the best state.

But obviously, this is impossible to do. Human intelligence is normally distributed, and most people are destined to be mediocre.

It is impossible for the government to eliminate jobs and abandon these people.

So the current solution can only be to artificially build a high-end-looking industrial chain, arrange a decent job for ordinary people, and have a decent-looking salary... It sounds cruel to say it, but in fact it is like this.

As the population base increases, the number of geniuses increases, and the number of mediocre people will also increase. At that time, we can only continue to open up new unnecessary industries and fill them with people.

This approach is not ideal.

There was some discussion in the conference room.

"Society is ultimately driven by geniuses, and geniuses are born from ordinary people. As a result, in the end, ordinary people have little value. It is indeed a long-standing problem."

"No matter what, the development of productivity is necessary. The current artificial suppression of productivity is indeed not a long-term solution."

"So, how to solve it? There seems to be no solution. Unless we can achieve universal superman... Alas, that is not realistic."

I can't find a good direction.

Chief Liang, who was standing at the front, paused for a moment and then said: "Comrades, in addition to the problems I just mentioned, there is another big hidden danger: We have found that the continuous improvement of population life expectancy will also bring huge consequences. social change.”

"We haven't found a good direction yet."

"After using two generations of strengthening medicines, the human life span can theoretically be increased to 150 years. Some experts believe that long-term consumption of some special foods can increase the life span to 200 years."

"In the future, after the subject of micro-mutation develops further, living for three to five hundred years will not be a problem."

"As people live longer, our society will naturally change. It cannot be like before. Our society cannot bear major changes in the short term."

Next, Chief Liang showed a social report, which described in detail the current changes in social trends of thought.

Human thoughts are closely related to changes in the environment. Take earth civilization as an example, such as the famous Heshang generation and the cultural impact brought about by reform and opening up.

In their view, everything abroad is good, and the moon is exceptionally round. Once you’ve fallen to your knees mentally, it’s difficult to get up.

Another example is the struggling generation. Through struggle, they believe that everything is achieved through their own efforts, and that as long as they struggle, they can have everything.

The same is true for this generation in the City of Clouds.

The new generation of young people have witnessed the increasing prosperity of the City of Clouds, and their mental outlook is naturally positive. They are full of high pioneering spirit and have many fighting parties.

These are all things that make people happy.

"However, there are also some complex social phenomena currently occurring. It is difficult for us to judge whether these social phenomena are normal or abnormal, and there is no way to rectify them."

The first is that among young people, the age of “first sexual intercourse” is constantly decreasing. In fact, this is one of the natural phenomena of modern society and the continuous economic development. Even though the society in the City of Clouds is generally conservative, young people are becoming more and more playful, and liberal thoughts are quietly spreading.

This kind of thing has nothing to do with the law, and there is no way to prohibit it, but it has a lot to do with morality.

Collectivism is certainly important, but the so-called honest officials cannot handle household affairs, and the Yunhai government really cannot control these.

There is no answer yet as to whether promiscuous relations between men and women will bring hidden dangers to social development.

"The second is that the marriage rate among young people is constantly decreasing. The birth rate that can be maintained at present is all contributed by couples who got married in the past. Today's young people basically have no desire to get married."

The main reason is not economic pressure. The biggest economic pressure now is that houses are allotted. Big houses require property taxes, while small houses do not. In fact, everyone can get by.

Things like cars are just the icing on the cake. If you find a serious job and work hard for a few years, you can always afford it. So the financial pressure is not too great.

The main reason why young people don't get married is because of their longevity.

The substantial increase in lifespan has brought about huge changes in thinking. Everyone wants to play for a few more years before talking about it. Isn’t the average life span more than 150 years? Maybe three hundred years in the future? Who wants to get married in their twenties and thirties?

In your twenties and thirties, are you still a child?

What's the point of giving birth to a child so early, taking time and effort to raise it, and spending your whole life worrying about the child?

The evolution of this social trend of thought is a very troublesome matter for the Yunhai government. It has no way to control it and it is completely beyond its control.

It is a natural phenomenon that occurs spontaneously.

Life expectancy has increased. Who would still want to be with one person for the rest of their lives? Wouldn't it be better to play for a few more years? Most young people think this way. The most difficult thing to change in the world is human thinking.

However, human beings are such creatures. If a person has a chaotic relationship between men and women and keeps rotating with his partners one after another, will he still be able to keep his peace when he gets older?

Of course not. Once this kind of value is formed, it is difficult to change.

Just like there are only the first time and countless times of cheating, the more boyfriends and girlfriends you look for, the more novel you pursue.

In the end, it is impossible for this group of people to get married and have children honestly until they grow old and lose their lust and can no longer play.