"Why?"

The big red bird laughed: "What do you think is the driving force for civilization to move forward?" Is it to survive, to make the people live a good life, to satisfy the curiosity in their hearts, or simply to become stronger? ”

"If civilization is divided into individuals, what is the driving force for a person to move forward? Is it for survival, for a better life, for family, or for ...... Making life more exciting? ”

Yu Yifeng was silent, he didn't quite understand what this big red bird wanted to express.

The big red bird said to himself: "There are countless resources in the universe, and in the short term, there is not much pressure to survive. With the development of biological science, the long and long life will gradually make people lose their way. Life always likes to enjoy and like wonderful, and this deep inner pleasure is brought about by genetic material and is difficult to change. Even the sense of accomplishment in scientific research is the same. ”

"Unless you're willing to put a lot of effort into siliconization and strip away all the emotion. But are you still you? ”

"After a long time, sometimes you think, day after day research, how can you enjoy a glass of wine? Tirelessly move forward, repeat some mechanical boring things Please, why not stop yourself, read a meaningful book, and cultivate a beautiful plant. Why not make your memories more exciting? ”

The big red bird continued: "Especially when scientific research is becoming more and more esoteric and difficult, the idea is becoming more and more huge. The impetus for curiosity is gradually lacking, and the decline in scientific achievements does not bring enough happiness......"

"In such a situation where only a little result can be achieved in a lifetime, how many people are willing to struggle? Why not let the rhythm soothe, read a moving text, write a book for yourself, and create a moving movement? ”

"Isn't it more meaningful to ask for these things?"

Yu Yifeng didn't expect that this big red bird would say such a series of pessimistic remarks.

But these words made everyone a little speechless.

"What do you think of the music I just played?" The big red bird smiled and said, "It took a long time to get it, is there any point?" ”

However, Yu Yifeng inexplicably felt a helpless bitter smile in his words.

He thought for a moment, and instead of answering directly, he asked, "However, if every individual of civilization is like this, how should a civilization progress, if science is stagnant." Can it be called the civilization of the sunken? ”

The big red bird smiled and said, "Yes, that's right, the civilization of the Fallen will always be the most numerous species in this universe. Life is beautiful and comfortable, and there is no pressure of war, why do you have to progress? But who thinks they have sunk? ”

"Everybody knows it's not good...... However, tomorrow after tomorrow, tomorrow is so many, thousands of years of life, wasting decades or hundreds of years of time, doing something you think is wonderful, what's wrong? ”

The big red bird waved its wings and continued: "The interstellar civilization here, isn't it easy to deal with and looks lazy, and that's the reason?" ”

"They also love their civilization, but the long-term development has led to a hint of inertia in the culture."

"Supporting the development of low-level interstellar civilizations is often survival factors, but in the future, when a civilization gets rid of the troubles of survival and develops to L4 or even L5, how does it find the next development momentum? Is the light just curious? Is it just curiosity and the desire to explore that can support a person to study and research all his life, and to embark on his own path without sinking? ”

"If a man is like this, what about a civilization?"

The big red bird took off slowly, and then flew away.

Only the last few words remained, faintly reaching people's ears: "I have seen too many civilizations that developed very rapidly at the beginning because of the survival factor. However, when they hit a bottleneck, giving more and gaining less, they slowly stagnate. ”

"Life is just a matter of pursuing what you think is good. This kind of 'beauty' should be the stupid feeling given to me by genes...... Where is true freedom? ”

"There is no truly great pursuit, just for survival, for a better life, the degeneration and sinking of civilization is inevitable."

"You ...... Do you have a real quest of your own? ”

The figure of the big bird faded away and disappeared.

After a long time, Yu Yifeng's face was solemn and he bowed in that direction.

For a civilization, the pursuit of greatness does not mean that high-level people can make decisions with a pat on the head, but the general choice of the broad masses of the people.

And in a series of high-level civilizations that they have seen, they have felt the kind of civilization will like a high mountain, which is an inexhaustible spiritual power, and a spiritual source that will always push civilization forward.

"What is there that people can pursue tirelessly, for 100,000 years, for millions of years?"

"Like chasing the ultimate mystery of the universe, chasing eternity, we are really so noble? It doesn't seem to be. ”

Looking at the huge, sacred, dark but uninhabited "Old World Square", Yu Yifeng felt a strong self-deprecation.

Perhaps, this big red bird, every time he sees a new civilization, he will come over to remind him.

However, there are still very few civilizations that can really do it.

The entropy increase in the universe is spontaneous, and the new humans are still young. It is still vibrant, because IQ has not yet reached the ceiling of science and technology, and scientific research can still bring great happiness. If the speed of scientific research slows down, it will not bring enough pleasure and a sense of achievement, and it will inevitably bring a series of negative effects.

Why is this place called the "Old World"?

Because of the problems here, there is no hope of solving them, and there is not much life left, and I want to challenge these problems in a self-deceptive way......

The "New World Plaza" next door was re-established after discussions between marginal civilizations and the Anti-Entropy Alliance. The content is even better, with more rewards, and of course, the content is simple and cheerful.

"It seems that this concept of liking beauty is not only unique to new humans, but also aliens."

Intelligent beings always like comedy, and rarely like tragedy.

Especially the kind of tragedy that can't see tomorrow, except for some perverts, no one wants to be self-abused.

When a baby was born, a man came to his parents and said, "The child is going to die." "This guy is definitely going to be beaten up, even though he is telling the truth, and children can't live forever.

When a writer writes about the death of his country, he will definitely be checked as politically incorrect. When someone says that human civilization will perish in the future, some people must be laughing at him for being unfounded and having a bit of a problem with his brain.

But that's the way it is, everything has an end to everything...... The unacceptability of our thinking is nothing more than a series of knock-on benefits produced by genetic philosophy. ”

"However, there are some things that I understand but don't want to accept, and I know but can't do it, including me. In other words, the consciousness is not high enough, and the philosophical level is not enough. ”