Chapter 39: Sacrifice for Righteousness#
Anton couldn't help but be touched by her. In the past, Qi Min was doing brain-like research just to make money, and maybe she was a little unwilling to be worse than her classmates, but now she is indeed working with love and a sense of responsibility.
"This is roughly equivalent to a real 'sacrifice for righteousness', a path that has never been seen before." Anton commented.
"You say this as if I am great." Qi Min said coldly, "Actually, I just want to wait until I'm old to enter the brain-like body to continue my life." ”
"At that time, it is estimated that there will be many people who will 'continue their lives' like this." Anton said.
"yes...... Have you watched "China 2185"? Qi Min asked suddenly.
"No, what's that?" Anton asked.
"A science fiction novel that talks about a similar way of providing for the elderly." Qi Min laughed twice, "The amazing thing is that this book was written in the eighties of the last century, when even computers were still rare in my country. ”
"Hmm...... Does this show that the virtual world pension is at least logical? Anton said.
"But if you can't get it right......," Qi Min whispered, "I may have to become a 'dead soul' before I get old." ”
Her words made Anton stunned for a few seconds. At this point, even with her natural and strong empathy skills, she couldn't understand what she meant.
"Could it be...... Do you think it will trigger a conflict in reality? Anton asked.
"Not really." Qi Min couldn't help laughing, "It's possible that the conflict will heat up, but it's not to the extent that someone assassinates the CTO of a brain-like company." ”
"That's?" Anton hurriedly asked.
Qi Min took his eyes off his face and said with some emptiness, "Do you remember Mimi's reaction after he first entered the brain-like body and came out?" ”
"She was ...... It doesn't seem like a big deal. Anton replied hesitantly.
"Just on the surface." Qi Min said calmly, "The initial generation of the brain-like body is like an ownerless land, and Mimi who enters it for the first time will occupy this land by default. ”
"I know it, it's equivalent to another brain on the outside...... Anton said.
"Therefore, Mimi has full authority in the brain-like virtual world, but you also know," Qi Min paused, "There is definitely no right to completely detach from obligations. ”
"It's ...... What do you mean? Anton vaguely felt that it was not good.
"Meaning, Mimi, as the de facto owner of the brain-like body, is the only solution to the problem of managing the virtual world." Qi Min looked at his own reflection on the glass of the opposite carriage and said softly, "She should be the only and real administrator of the brain-like body, and all events in the brain-like body can be considered her thinking activities. Therefore, no matter how many administrators are recruited now, it is fundamentally impossible to achieve the management effect that the brain-like body should theoretically have. ”
Anton reacted for several seconds before realizing what a serious problem this was: "So it was Mimi who was supposed to be a 'dead soul'...... And if the management problem can't be solved - you're going to become the 'sole administrator' for her?! ”
The consequences of the complete fusion of consciousness with the brain-like structure are currently unknown, and it is now predicted that nothing good will happen. In all likelihood, the result is that it will never be able to be withdrawn from the brain-like body again, and even if there is a body in the real world, it will never be able to come out of the virtual world.
This is still very meaningful for the dying elderly, but if the management of the brain-like body cannot be solved, a mass incident may occur within a few years. And Qi Min is saying this now, which means that she has considered the possibility of becoming a "dead soul" within a few years.
However, she just said, "I can't let my daughter be confined to the brain-like body forever, can I?" ”
"Why do you have to ...... Such. I really don't understand. Anton couldn't help but say, "Even if there is a mass incident, what will happen? I'll say something that goes against the idea - even if the administrator makes trouble and the brain-like body security goes wrong, you're much better than those black factories that jump off buildings at every turn. ”
"That's worse than rotten." Qi Min raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"There's something worse to compare to." Anton said.
Qi Min sighed and said, "Once the brain-like body is promoted, it will not only be the service of the brain-like company. Just like the Internet before it, it's a virtual world – a real world, you know? ”
"It's the real world, which means you have to sacrifice your life to save the world?" Anton retorted.
This rhetorical question is actually very profound. Objectively, people are the sum of social relations, but the meaning of life does not have to be related to the whole society. What's more, Qi Min has already changed the world once, and the problems left behind can also be solved by future generations.
However, Qi Min replied with a smile: "The problem is that this is the only world I can save, and I can really save this world." ”
The moment he said this, Qi Min felt that his body was shrouded in the brilliance of MARXIST. IN FACT, THE OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE SUBWAY WHO WERE SITTING FAR AWAY DID NOT EVEN NOTICE THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, WHICH LOOKED LIKE A YOUNG COUPLE BITING THEIR EARS, BUT EVEN SO, SHE STILL FELT THAT SHE WAS BREAKING AWAY FROM THE BOURGOSIE TOOL HUMAN NATURE AND BECOMING A NON-ALIENATED, TRULY FREE INDIVIDUAL.
Of course, maybe it's just that she's been in the brain-like body for so long that she can't suppress her cranky thoughts in the short term.
But the "sacrifice for righteousness" is true - although the solution to replace Mimi as the "sole administrator" was something she only thought of when she was working overtime yesterday.
Qi Min's educational philosophy for Mimi has always been to let her play more when she was young and have a relaxed and happy life, because she had always thought that Mimi would have to take on the responsibilities of administrator in the future. But if she can fully merge with the brain-like structure by becoming a dead soul as a constructor, so as to cover the influence of Mimi's consciousness on her when she first enters the brain-like body, then Mimi will be able to avoid the fate of being destined to be with the brain-like body for life, and she will be able to have more options for the future.
And it can be a better future.
The subway arrived, and before getting up from her seat, Anton whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, I'll be with you." ”
"Save the world with me?" Qi Min raised his eyebrows a little bit.
"The word 'save' is too emotional." Anton said with a smile, "Subjective idealism says 'save', and I will accompany you to change the world." ”
Qi Min looked at him seriously, but said something that was quite ruinous: "If you have to use neutral words, do you think that I may fail?" ”
She made Anton a little helpless: "Alas, I'm using the meme of 'philosophers just explain the world'." ”
Qi Min smiled and said, "However, this is quite a preconscious thing. ”
(Note: This refers to the MARXISM theory as conscious, but subjectively to change the world is not a theory but an ideology, so it is pre-conscious)