Chapter 4 Important Parliament
Laziness is rooted in the deepest part of human genes, on the one hand, it indirectly promotes the progress of civilization, people invented many convenient things because of "laziness", because "laziness" was born more technology.
But on the other hand, when civilization reaches a certain level, laziness will become a powerful obstacle.
A lion, when full, will lie down lazily; a crocodile, after a full meal for months without eating, it can rest for months. These animals, because they have no intelligence, eat one meal and they don't think about where the next meal is.
This is laziness! However, this lazy gene has improved the chances of survival of the creature.
Because movement is the need to consume energy, in harsh natural conditions, can not guarantee a steady supply of food and caloric intake, in the absence of a clear goal of haphazard movement will consume more energy, reducing the chances of survival.
Therefore, the hard-working animals became extinct, lazy animals have survived.
Not only lazy, but also greedy, selfish, cunning and so on, these genes in the primitive era, to a certain extent to improve the chances of survival, with the continuation of life, but also has been maintained until now.
These things, collectively known as "desire".
These desires, in the most primitive times, to ensure the survival of living things, to a certain extent is a good thing.
Humans are evolved from animals, of course, there are also these desires genes. But man is the spirit of all things, is wise, to a certain extent, will not be led by desire, today's food, people will consider how to do tomorrow, tomorrow's food, will think about how to do the day after tomorrow.
This is the sense of worry. Because of these worries, people with wisdom will control their desires to some extent and think about their future survival. People will work hard and take responsibility for their future.
"A person who cannot control his desires is not much more advanced than an animal. A sense of worry about survival is the key to people controlling their desires." Professor Shawn said.
"But what happens when an ordinary person is placed in an environment of extreme wealth?"
A person who was thinking about "how to survive in the next year", suddenly, do not need to think about a lifetime of survival supplies, then, his sense of worry disappeared, his motivation to work disappeared.
If his quality is not high enough, there is a great possibility that he will be consumed by desire itself. His ego will be lost and he will start to lose control of himself and start to do things that he did not think about before.
Hearing Professor Sean's talk, Oliver nodded his head, and in this moment, he thought of a lot of, let's give some examples, what happened to those who won the jackpot in the world?
The phrase "three generations of poor fortune and a lifetime of ruined jackpots" is no joke.
Jack, the biggest winner in the history of the U.S. lottery, won $315 million in 2002, bad luck followed, DUI, gambling, granddaughter addicted to drugs, wife and children, and finally the family was broken. All of these were caused by money.
Australian David in 1998 when the jackpot of 10 million Australian dollars, and in the neighbors lobbying to take the prize money for a variety of investments, did not expect the investment all failed, within a few years lost all the prize money. His wife could not stand this drastic change in life, and he divorced, his son also because he was in trouble with the lawsuit.
This uncle once excitedly said: "Many times, I have been hoping ... hope I never won the jackpot!"
There was also a couple in Kentucky, USA, who won $64.5 million by buying a lottery ticket. They both divorced instantly after winning the lottery and each went off to pursue a happy life. But strangely, the wife took the winnings and bought a mansion in Riverside, and eventually died quietly in the mansion. The husband also died suddenly soon after getting the prize money, without even having the time to go to Australia to start a new life that he had longed for.
One study showed that 70 percent of the winners of huge jackpots did not achieve anything and usually squandered their winnings within a few years. Researchers in the UK found that 44% of lottery jackpot winners would spend all their winnings in just five years.
There are countless examples of people who have lost their wives, turned against each other, taken drugs, gambled, gone to jail, died in bizarre circumstances, and become destitute ....
People often think they can control great wealth, but in reality ... they can't, and there are very few people who can overcome their own desires. How high is the quality, the amount of wealth you have, otherwise, you can't afford to give it to you.
"At the end of the development of civilization, it is necessary to overcome these desires. Think about it, how can these genes that improved the chances of survival in ancient times drive the progress of modern civilization?" Professor Shawn explained.
"First of all, the first point is that people's 'work for survival' must be sublimated to 'work for ideals and life goals'!"
"There is no way to overcome desire by 'working for survival' alone!"
Why? A person who works for survival, and suddenly has money, the first thing that comes to mind is bound to be eating, drinking, and all kinds of enjoyment ... so that he falls into the circle of desire.
A person who works for ideals and life goals will continue to work whether they have money or not. If they have money, they will go to realize their ideals to benefit more people ...
But such people, really, are just like saints. Maybe there are, but not many!
Only the entire civilization is such a person, can achieve true communism * ah, difficult, difficult!
Oliver understands that the ultimate goal now, is to catch ideas. To put it bluntly, people's minds are so bad now that if they lead a very rich life, people will be too lazy to work.
Assuming that in the era of extreme material affluence, people can still work voluntarily and actively for the sake of the ideal, which is his goal. Such people are very few, and from the present point of view, I guess only some great scientists who really work for their interests can do so.
They are really working for the ideal and for the honor, and the material abundance only makes them more devoted to their work. There is no doubt about it, otherwise they would not be standing at the top of the human race.
"With our level of technology, reaching great affluence is doable. Our population is small and we need less material. Most of our factories use automated means ... converted into individual individuals, and the productivity is considered very high. As long as the ship is not short of energy and materials, I estimate that, in a few years' time, it will be able to reach the stage of very rich."
Oliver said, don't look at the people are very poor now, but he is confident that it will take a few years to solve these problems.
"Yes, to reach the stage of extreme affluence, if people's minds are not raised, then civilization is likely to stagnate."
It's hard to say one thing and do another.
The selfishness of human nature, the greed of human nature, he has seen too much. He has been a soldier and has seen too much evil, but he believes that people are like a white sheet of paper at birth, without good or evil.
It is always easier to be tainted with evil than good. Why? Because in this society, the selfish and self-interested are always more likely to live than the selfless. It is always easier to survive when you are tainted with evil than good.
People do evil, there are various reasons, blame the chopper, blame the communist **, blame Isis *, blame Na *, blame Satan, as if there is no chopper, no communist **, no Isis **, no Satan, all human beings do evil heart is no more?
People do good, all kinds of difficulties, help a grandmother was blackmailed, donate money to charity guild but was cheated, rising rice grace, bucket of rice hatred, farmer and snake story too much, people do good, too difficult!
It's time to reverse this trend! Oliver let out a long breath, now that human civilization is almost destroyed, almost like a blank sheet of paper, and can start all over again. He was bound to turn these disgusting social trends around.
Yes, he was determined to uproot all the evil on the Noah, all of it! Anyway, with only 50,000 people and a small population, it is somewhat feasible to forcefully turn them around one by one.
Otherwise, it is bound to be impossible to achieve ...
"Wade, come here for a moment, we have a meeting, bring the others with you." Oliver looked serious as he dialed a phone and spoke briefly.
Soon, Wade came over with all the members of the special forces, and walked into a conference room with Oliver and Professor Sean.
This is a secret political meeting that must be attended only by the most direct beloved. Whether in terms of personal integrity or trust, Oliver single-handedly brought out the special forces, is certainly the best candidate.
Although scientists are able to do engineering, experiments, but this kind of meeting is ruled out. They can do engineering, scientific research, but when it comes to politics, maybe only a few words about democracy, a few words about equality, so all excluded.
Besides, this kind of thing does not necessarily make all the people know.
The military power of the Noah, has always been in the hands of Oliver's own people, never left behind. The military power is the biggest real power, although Oliver's current reputation is unmatched, but the future is not certain, there may be a few Europeans and Americans jumped out to shout what democracy, human rights, a demonstration or something.
Noah so little population, can not withstand a few times to make trouble, maybe a few more times, the hearts of the people will be scattered. He is still very sober in this regard, military power must not be left behind, I have an army, you dare to make trouble?
Seeing the crowd sitting down, Oliver spoke. He just briefly said a few words to summarize his ideals and goals.
"We're going to try to integrate human systems on the ship!"
"To engage in big industry and mass production."
"And to improve the moral quality of people ..."
The Specialists had been finely selected by the state when they were drafted by the military, and they still had good personal morals and a small amount of political inculcation. Their eyes burst into light when they heard Oliver's ambitious ideals.
What an ambitious goal!
To make the entire civilization into a utopian ideal society, this goal is very great and exceptionally difficult. If it is really achieved, picking up money and being selfless are small things, everyone is like a saint.
What is the most difficult thing to change in people, the most difficult to change the mind! Three years old to see the old, a person's mindset is from childhood to adulthood, the accumulation of long-term formation, want to change is definitely not easy. Moreover, it is now to change the mindset of the entire civilization, it will be even more difficult.
"Our civilization is a white sheet of paper, and what is painted on it is what it is. We all don't want to blacken it, right?" Oliver slapped the table twice heavily and said seriously, "We have a responsibility and an obligation to lead civilization to a new realm!"
"There are benefits to having a small population!"
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"Do it! It must be done!" Wade was a fighter of strong beliefs, and he even shed tears of excitement. Professor Shawn was much better, just hiding this excitement inside.
"Fellow countrymen, we have to know that this goal is very difficult and very far away. We have to be realistic and start step by step." Oliver nodded his head.
Now the whole Noah, is not yet in the era of material poverty, far from the extreme material wealth. Therefore, the road still has to go step by step, the first thing is to develop a suitable economic system, develop technology and make people rich.
So, what kind of economic system is appropriate? All people began to discuss.
The first option: a completely "public" economy, and then distributed according to needs.
Distribution according to needs means that the means of living are distributed on a per capita basis, not according to the size of contribution, not according to the amount of investment, but according to what each person wants, and as much as he or she wants.
But distribution according to needs requires people to have very high quality as well as motivation to work.
The 50,000 people on the moon base are of very high quality, generally with graduate degrees or higher. But Oliver did not guarantee that they would all be able to "work for their ideals". Maybe some strong-willed scientists can do it, but ordinary people certainly can not. If some people just work a little, they can get what they want, that's not good?
If someone takes something but does not work, then the system can not be maintained.
As Professor Shawn said, people are not yet able to eliminate their "desires" and fight for their ideals, that is, they are not high enough. Distribution according to needs, for the time being, does not work!
So, "equal distribution"?
That will definitely lead to a decrease in people's motivation. Capable and incapable people are on a path, doing more or less, doing good or bad, all take the same thing, that certainly does not work.
Do not look at the present everyone is still eating pot rice, still very active, it is because just won two big battles, there is a strong spirit of energy to hold on. A few months is okay, a year or two down, it will not work, people's motivation will be reduced.
Completely "private" economy, of course, does not work, the government is too poorly organized.
Therefore, it is necessary to combine public and private ownership ...
This discussion was profound and meaningful, and Oliver thought that everything could be settled, and a big purposeful battle was fought at this moment, that is - the transformation of all mankind!