Wandering Spaceship in Deep Space Chapter 257: Technological self-destruction phenomenon
Careful analysis can reveal some obvious reaction forces. For example, a large number of drug manufacturers, making drugs themselves is a matter of saving lives and healing the wounded. They can work very happily for them, but now it has become a dirty and bad thing; for soldiers, defending their homes and defending the country is one thing. A noble thing, but to invade others for some productivity, it becomes some dirty thing.
Even if these workers will still implement government orders, over time, they will have doubts from the bottom of their hearts, which will lead to various social problems.
Even I can't help but start taking drugs, these are not impossible.
"The current population is too small, the society is clear, and it is functioning well. If such problems really occur, the gains will not be worth the loss."
At the end of the discussion, Professor Yamamoto can only helplessly spread his hands, showing a wry smile on his face. He just put forward a feasible conquest plan casually, it is two different things whether other people accept it or not. To be honest, he is still reluctant to accept this kind of research task!
Zhang Yuan patted his hand and pulled everyone's thoughts back: "So, the drug use plan just now, let's put it aside..."
"But everyone must remember that these messy drugs are deadly for some civilizations. Some cosmic civilizations will use them as a weapon."
"In a way, they are more powerful than nuclear weapons. Once attached, they will penetrate into the bone marrow and spread like a virus. What they destroy is not the body, but... the spirit!"
"According to the inference of New Civilization History, some of the lows of mediocrity are caused by this kind of technology. I call this phenomenon: the phenomenon of technological self-destruction."
When talking about the subject of technological self-destruction, everyone became more interested, not as heavy as before.
There are many potential factors for technological self-destruction. To make a concrete analogy, atomic energy, if used peacefully, will bring endless energy, and unpeaceful use can easily destroy the world.
Fortunately, the use of atomic energy is within the scope of human wisdom, so it does not destroy the world.
"But I believe that the universe is so big, there must be a stupid civilization that destroyed itself because of the invention of a nuclear bomb..."
According to Murphy's law, if something has the possibility of going bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen. The starry sky is so vast, trillions of galaxies are already large enough to accommodate various small probability events.
In other words, in the vast universe, there is a high probability that there will be civilizations that have become enthusiastic about the emergence of nuclear bombs and completely destroy themselves.
Technology has always been a double-edged sword. It is impossible to bring benefits without harm.
Zhang Yuan drew three horizontal lines on the screen, and wrote some words under these horizontal lines: "So, according to the current human science and technology analysis, the world's science and technology can be divided into three types. : The first type is white, and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for the civilization as a whole."
For example, the Internet, although a large number of Internet addicted teenagers have been born, these guys are addicted to various games and information on the Internet, but in general, the Internet has greatly accelerated the connection between people and speeded up work efficiency. , For civilization, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages;
Also, for automobiles, the production process will inevitably bring environmental pollution, but it facilitates people's transportation and increases the transportation capacity of society.
These should be considered white technologies that are not controversial.
The second type of technology is red, which can bring certain benefits, but it is not as friendly as white technology. If it is not restricted, it will bring huge disasters that are difficult to control!
Of course there is a third... black technology!
Black means a technology that a civilization has no control over at all. Once it appears, it has a great probability of destroying it, or causing the entire civilization to fall, and it no longer has the possibility of advancing.
"Due to the limitations of the times, the development of science and technology is just like drawing a lottery. Before it is drawn, we never know whether it is white, red or black. It is difficult to avoid this self-destructive tendency. "
Most of the technologies currently appearing are white. They help mankind develop productivity and enable mankind to have a better life, from the Stone Age to the great interstellar age.
The first red technology that mankind touched was the mass production of various chemicals, including various large-scale chemical weapons, and addictive drugs, especially the latter.
Like the Gliese civilization, if the whole people take drugs, the entire civilization will of course be hopeless, self-destruct, and no longer have the possibility of rising.
The second red technology is atomic energy, which allows mankind to master the power to make nuclear bombs, which can easily destroy mankind itself.
Because of the nuclear deterrence between countries, like walking a tightrope, the entire civilization is magically peaceful and peaceful, and a more long-lasting peace has been achieved.
The third red technology is life science and genetic science.
Gene belongs to the forbidden zone of life, and humans do not know more about it than about the universe. Random modification of genes can easily lead to the collapse of the entire system.
If specific super bacteria really appeared, it would not be impossible to exterminate all mankind...
With the development of science and technology, all white technologies have been drawn out by a lottery. The probability of red technologies appearing will increase, and the probability of civilization self-destruction will also increase.
As for black technology, no one knows what it is for the time being.
Because once it appears, the entire civilization will quickly fall. In certain science fiction films, it is nano robots, strong artificial intelligence, and super microbes. People try their best to restrain the development of these technologies. If these are really developed, no one can predict what the consequences will be. Maybe human beings will live better, or science and technology will directly destroy itself.
"From the perspective of the ending, for the Gliese civilization, these 13 universal factories are already a black technology that is difficult to control."
"The Gliese civilization of the Stone Age itself did not have enough ability to master the super huge productivity of this'universal factory', and the ***like development led to the rapid decline of the entire civilization...including the follow-up The emergence of a series of oligarchs, happiness factors, etc. are all triggered by the universal factory, and the entire civilization does not have a strong structure to control the overall situation."
"So, there is no possibility of rise again."
Listening to Zhang Yuan’s analysis, Li Zhendong standing aside suddenly interrupted and said: "Actually, I think red technology and black technology can be converted to each other..."
"Just like us humans, if we have an omnipotent factory gifted by interstellar civilization, it is impossible to be taken by it, and it is impossible for the whole people to take drugs..."
"Because this catastrophic historical event has occurred in our history, everyone knows the consequences."
"But the Gliese civilization does not know that their world has no natural addictive substances at all, and no similar incidents have occurred. Their scientific research capabilities are rotten, and they don’t need to understand them, so they have no resistance to such incidents. ……"
"The quality of technology is related to the inner strength of civilization itself. The dangerous boundary between red and black may be related to a civilization’s vision, ideology, and level of civilization. If you already know this, in fact This tragedy can be avoided."
There was silence in the conference room for a long time, and Li Zhendong was right.
However, is there anything in the universe that is common to other civilizations, but is deadly for mankind? For example, some kind of wave? Some kind of magnetic field?
Li Zhendong continued: "So, if there is an interstellar court, the second interstellar civilization is actually guilty. Knowing that the other party can't afford such a large productivity, he still gave them these things for free. It is equivalent to letting the Gegliese people commit suicide! I strongly doubt their intentions!"
Zhang Yuan said: "Your logic is a little bit robber. I kindly gave you a knife so that you can use this knife to develop yourself. You accidentally stabbed yourself to death. Can you blame me for not reminding you in advance? You can only blame yourself for being stupid!"
"Perhaps in the eyes of that interstellar civilization, the universal factory is at most ordinary goods, not black technology at all."
"No, it's not." Li Zhendong waved his hand: "What if I'm only two or three years old? If I stabbed myself with a high probability, I still have to blame the person who gave me this knife, right? "
Suddenly, one of the deputy captains murmured and said in a deep voice: "Actually, your logic is wrong. Is our current perspective too condescending and too conceited? Maybe Gliese is civilized. Do most individuals think they are in such a good state of life?"
"They believe that the whole meaning of life is to enjoy, to be able to spend in joy, what's not good about it! Even every individual thinks this way, enjoyment itself is their pursuit."
"What we think is bad, depraved, and degraded, but what we think. We think that a civilization is worthy of sympathy as long as it does not advance. So we have mercy on them and pity on them."
"But, do those pangolins need it? No. The sober people in Goer City are just a small part of a civilization... Our subconscious superiority, and even want to correct each other, is the most One thing to watch out for!"
Yes, everyone was taken aback.
What kind of capital does human beings have to be arrogant?
Human beings are so weak and in their current state, if a war really breaks out, they may not have been able to fight the Gliese civilization.
These pangolins are intelligent lives. They have their own culture and ideas. They are different from cats and dogs on the earth, and they are not the kind that humans play at random.
The atmosphere will be a bit serious for a while, Li Zhendong dryly smiled: "Everyone, in diplomacy, we are still very humble. We basically did not make such low-level mistakes. Isn't it an internal discussion? Talk about the other party's ideology. It doesn't matter how bad it is."
Suddenly he thought of something and said in a slightly exaggerated tone: "So, do you think there is that kind of civilization in the universe... that loves MLM? I like to brainwash people and make my own values? Kind of."
Another person quickly replied: "There must be... this kind of civilization that can assimilate the ideology of others is bound to be extremely powerful, and it may become bigger and bigger like a snowball, spreading like a cult! Also in the universe! There can be no law enforcement organizations, random preaching is not allowed, etc."
"Hope we don't encounter this kind of civilization...hey."
Ideological struggle, arguably the most sensitive thing, it’s like this on the earth, it’s on the stars, it's the same in theory!
Every person on the planet has every person’s lifestyle, and every nation has every nation’s beliefs.
A large part of the quarrel between husband and wife is due to the disagreement of the three perspectives. The struggle between countries is not only an economic struggle, but also an ideological struggle.
If you want to impose your own values on others, it will undoubtedly lead to a lot of contradictions and resistance.
There are a lot of contradictions, religious contradictions, territorial disputes, not to mention the vast starry sky, in such a small corner of the earth.
"...This kind of civilization that can forcibly promote its own values must have a very powerful assimilation ability. But if it can't be far ahead of other civilizations, it will inevitably be wiped out in the bleak starry sky."
Everyone discussed ideological things, including some religious wars, etiquette and customs, etc. that have occurred on the earth. In fact, humans themselves have a strong tendency to try to assimilate others.
However, if alien civilizations in this area really meet, we can only say that humans are unlucky.
Either be assimilated or resist. Even culture has been assimilated, can human civilization be said to be human civilization? So you can only live and die, fight happily.
"If you don't meet it, you can only say that it is unfounded worry."
So everyone is just talking about it. Everyone gave full play to their brains and imagined all kinds of hypocritical, hospitable, cunning, honest, sentimental ~IndoMTL.com~ or alien ideologies similar to human civilization, and this matter has passed.
It's just that we need to be more cautious and energetic in future exchanges.
Next, there is one last thing that is more serious.
Zhang Yuan and Li Zhendong looked at each other. This is what they had discussed in private for a long time during their diplomatic visits.
Finally, Zhang Yuan came to ask everyone.
"Everyone, continue the topic just now, that is, whether the actions of the two interstellar civilizations are reported to be kind or malicious."
"Any actions and actions have their inherent motives, including humans, and should also include interstellar civilizations. We can boldly assume that these two interstellar civilizations are rational and can be carried out using our existing human logic. Analysis."
"According to the historical records of the Gliese civilization, analyzing the two interstellar civilizations they encountered can determine their specific motives and ideologies... it will be of great benefit to our future interstellar diplomacy!"