Chapter 22: The Age of Dreams
Just as Lu Ze sighed, the scene suddenly changed, and in the blink of an eye, Lu Ze appeared on a mountain cliff. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The refreshing mountain breeze was accompanied by gusts of pine waves, and the ethereal clouds in front of Lu Ze's eyes quickly dispersed, and he saw the boundless forest sea under the mountain cliff swaying with the wind, like rolling waves.
What's going on?
Although the scenery is very good, this is obviously not a virtual scene generated by the Star Spirit Network.
At this time, Lu Li suddenly appeared beside him, and he was also surprised.
"This way!"
Just as Lu Ze and Lu Li looked at each other, Yang Hai's shout suddenly sounded behind them.
The two looked back in the direction where the voice came from, and saw Yang Hai sitting in a pavilion not far away waving to them.
I guess Yang Hai used the administrator authority of the Star Spirit Network to pull the two over.
There was also a person sitting next to Yang Hai, with long blond hair moving in the wind, it was Alice.
The two walked quickly to the pavilion, and after greeting Yang Hai and Alice, the four of them sat down around a table.
A pot of tea on the table is exuding a refreshing fragrance.
Yang Hai laughed and said: "Although it is a virtual world, everything here is not real, but because of this, whether it is tea or scenery, it is not comparable to the real world. ”
As he spoke, he poured a cup for both Lu Ze and Lu Li.
Lu Ze is not a person who can drink tea, and he has never drunk any good tea before hibernation, but he still picked up the teacup and pretended to take a sip.
After drinking it in one gulp, Lu Ze suddenly felt that a smell of tea began to slowly soak into his throat from his nose, and then spread to his limbs, and his whole body was indescribably comfortable.
He couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!" ”
"Don't waste time!"
Alice, who was on the side, suddenly spoke with a cold face.
"Yang Hai, we are here to discuss with you the matter of revising the core rules of the Star Spirit Network, and to prepare for the Star Spirit Network Conference in three days, not to drink tea!"
"Okay......"
Yang Hai looked at Lu Ze and Lu Li, and spread his hands helplessly.
"I just told Alice what happened before, she's in a bad mood right now, let's not mess with her."
Alice's expression froze suddenly, and she said to Lu Ze and Lu Li with some embarrassment: "Eh, I'm not targeting you, you can drink tea......"
Well, since it's not targeting the two of them, it's obviously targeting Yang Hai.
Lu Ze was a little speechless, he could see that although Alice is an expert in brain and nerves, it does not mean that she is good at communicating with people.
also said that Lu Li's mind is a child, but in fact, she herself is not much better than a child.
However, Yang Hai was not angry because of this, he turned to Lu Ze and the others: "You were all studying in the Star Spirit Network just now, so you must have some understanding of this era." Before I get into the matter of the Star Spirit Network Conference, I would like to ask you a question-"
"What kind of era do you think it is?"
"Freedom? Equal? Lu Ze's tone was a little uncertain.
Yang Hai shook his head: "You said that these factors are all there, but none of them are the key. ”
"And what do you say?" Lu Li said curiously.
"It's a ...... Dream Era! ”
"Age of dreams?" Lu Ze was a little puzzled, "Does it refer to the era of people's dreams?" Or is it an era when everyone can have a dream? But why is it that even freedom and equality are secondary factors, and why do we emphasize dreams in particular? ”
Yang Hai did not give an explanation, but continued to ask: "Let me ask you another question, what do you think is the driving force that has promoted the continuous development of human civilization from ancient times to the present?" ”
"Curious." Lu Ze replied.
Yang Hai shook his head.
"Is that lazy?" Lu Li asked.
Yang Hai shook his head again, and then said, "What you said about curiosity and laziness have a certain amount of truth, but they are not comprehensive. Indeed, human curiosity about the world, about oneself, and about the unknown is the driving force behind the development of science. And because of laziness, humans have created many tools and machines to simplify or replace human labor, so laziness can also be seen as one of the driving forces of technological development. However, one is science and the other is technology, in fact, neither of them can be regarded as the fundamental driving force for the development of human civilization. ”
"In the Common Era, the fundamental driving force for the development of human civilization was actually desire!"
Lu Ze and Lu Li nodded thoughtfully.
"When a person is hungry he wants to eat and when he is cold he wants to wear, it is to satisfy the desire to fill his stomach that man began to plant and domesticate livestock, and for the desire for warmth, man learned to weave and began to build houses. Even the war, which can stimulate the development of human science and technology, is to satisfy the desires of some people. Isn't curiosity and laziness a kind of desire? ”
Yang Hai smiled and continued: "In the era of the earth's neural network, there was a great stagnation of technology for twenty years. The fundamental reason for this was that the vast majority of people at that time had no desire. Whether it's food, clothing, or clothing, everyone can get it if they want it, without any effort. At the same time, because of the rules set by those in power, people cannot find a way to satisfy their greater desires. That's why most people spend all day doing nothing. ”
Lu Ze was puzzled: "But why did those people in power do this?" Don't they know about it? Why not find a way to motivate people to work hard by restricting the distribution of goods, for example? ”
"For stability, of course. The method you are talking about is actually the economic model of the past, which has indeed effectively guided the development of human civilization in the past. But the numerous economic crises that have occurred in history have also proved that there are big problems. It is precisely because of the outbreak of the economic crisis that the earth's neural network can be popularized all over the world. And when people get used to the benefits of the Earth's neural networks, trying to get them back to the way they used to be is immediately causing chaos. Under the circumstances, a small amount of chaos could have led to the immediate destruction of human civilization. ”
"I see."
Lu Ze thought for a while and asked, "You just said that the fundamental driving force for the development of human civilization in the Common Era was human desire...... Isn't it different in this day and age? ”
"That's right, in this era, dreams are the driving force for the development of human civilization......"
"The biggest thing that distinguishes humans from other animals is that they have dreams. The occurrence of the great stagnation of technology has proved that in an age of great material abundance, it is not possible to use desire as the driving force for the development of civilization. The Prometheus Project succeeded because humanity was facing the danger of extinction, and it was the desire to survive that drove the nations of the world to unite to solve the problem together. But after the completion of controlled fusion, there is no pressure to survive, and if no changes are made, human civilization will return to a state of technological stagnation! ”
"That's why we will join Zhang Yue's 'Wutian Society' and work with him to overthrow the rule of all countries, governments, and consortia, because only in such an era when there is no 'heaven' on everyone's head, can dreams replace desire as the first driving force for the development of civilization."