Chapter 495: Heading Towards the Starry Sky Is Just a Small Matter

Medamos, the edge of the Orion Arm, is a planet with a very harsh environment. Since there is no massive satellite to help it rotate steadily, the rotation of this planet is very unstable, just like a spinning top that is about to fall down. Every once in a while, the rotation axis will shift a lot.

The shift of the rotation axis caused the former North and South Poles to become the hot equator, and the former equator to become the cold North and South Poles. This huge change in the environment, coupled with super storms, has made the life here evolve extremely strong survival ability.

In the ocean of Metamos, there lives a huge plant called "Antimisia". Its roots are deeply rooted below the sea level and can even be rooted on the rocks on the seabed. In order to obtain more light, the huge crown of "Antimisia" is ten kilometers in diameter.

This is a paradise for life.

When it is cold, "Antimisia" will automatically look for warm and comfortable areas, that is, it will automatically swim with the change of the planet's rotation axis.

In order to prevent being blown off by strong winds, the crown of "Antimisia" will not exceed one meter above the sea level. The Medamos civilization lives on this giant plant. They are shaped like sixteen-clawed octopuses, with well-developed muscles and suction cups. These physiological structures can withstand the strong winds that last all day.

The intense inspection of "Quinton" is still going on, and there is no result for the time being... Many senior executives retreated to a conference room and discussed with interest to avoid interfering with the soldiers' work.

The fat man's voice was slightly low: "An Antimisia is a complete ecological chain. This plant is our home in primitive times."

"When we developed higher intelligence, our brains were already extremely developed. And because of the ability to read brain waves, information between social members is basically interoperable."

"You know, we used to be a world without lies, and we didn't have our own secrets."

"It can be regarded as transparent thinking."

What will happen when everyone in a world has the ability to read minds?

The people in the conference room were quite surprised and talked loudly.

Yu Yifeng was also shocked and thought: "An interesting sociological model."

"The first answer is excellent, a world full of truth, goodness and beauty. All social progress will be extremely fast, and all the dark sides will have nowhere to hide."

"...If the new humans suddenly evolve this kind of mind-reading ability at this time...it is likely to cause chaos. No one is a saint, who can be perfect?"

"But people have strong adaptability. If all human beings are like this, and develop without extermination, it is possible to develop into a better society, a society without lies, where everyone can understand each other without obstacles..." He thought so.

After a while, after hearing the various discussions of the crowd, Yu Yifeng thought that his idea just now was too beautiful.

"The second answer is extremely bad. In other words, concealing some thoughts is more flexible and advanced than everyone being able to read minds. It not only provides a buffer zone for the direct conflict between individual will and social norms, but also gives individuals more power to choose. All information transparency is a good thing, but it is not necessarily a good thing."

"If information transparency began in ancient times..." Yu Yifeng thought for a while, "It may be affected by religious factors... There are too many variables and it is difficult to judge."

Hearing everyone's discussion, Hei smiled and said: "Wrong, all wrong! If everyone has been like this since ancient times, there will be no social impact at all. Because we think that this world It is like this. Individuals are interconnected. "

"If we have to use a metaphor, our civilization... is like a nest of ants. At the beginning, the individuals were very scattered. When the society gradually formed, because of the ability to read each other's minds, a collective will emerged just like an ant nest!"

"Each of us is just a mediocre ant, a screw in the development of society. When each individual can read minds, the individual will is actually very, very weak. Although our brains are very developed, it is limited to allowing us to do more complex work."

When talking about his former civilization, Hei Weiwei was a little proud.

He did not think that this phenomenon was wrong, but had a sense of pride in the past.

Almost everyone was stunned. Such an individual without self-will sounded a little pitiful?

The new human beings now are gradually tending towards a kind of comprehensive freedom. Except for special time periods when they will be called by the government, people can basically choose the jobs they like.

And this "Medamos civilization" is actually a screw for all people, and it looks like "it's always been like this". What is this?

Many people laughed dryly twice. They couldn't understand it, but they could accept it.

If you think about it carefully, it seems quite normal. When everyone can read minds, individual will will indeed be suppressed.

Hei paused and continued: "Of course, the complex brain always makes us have all kinds of ideas. This kind of individual difference is impossible to erase. Moreover, the mind-reading ability of a single individual is limited to the surrounding area, which is quite limited."

"In the beginning, that is, in the primitive period, our thinking was relatively simple, and there were no rules and regulations. Everyone still relied on instinct to do their own thing. And our collective will was also quite chaotic in ancient times, limited to the most preliminary Division of labor, such as hunting, cooperation, driving away natural enemies, etc. "

"The changes in social development are slow and complex. We have not experienced any slave society at all. Because of the existence of the large plant Antimisia, getting food is a very simple matter. As long as 'Antimisia' does not fall, we will There will be no danger of starvation."

But the Metamos civilization was not without natural enemies.

According to the development laws of cosmic sociology, if a species wants to naturally evolve intelligence, there is a high probability that it will not be at the top of the food chain, nor at the bottom of the food chain. In a situation where there is pressure and spare power, life will accidentally tend to the strange attribute of wisdom.

Due to strong winds, creatures on land are generally short and close to the ground, but some creatures in the ocean have a tendency to become larger and larger.

The natural enemy of Metamos civilization is the giant turtle!

The giant tortoise is an amphibious and reptile creature. If measured in new human units, it is more than thirty meters tall and weighs more than two hundred and twenty tons.

They are the real overlords of the ocean, eating everything from simple plankton to the giant Antimisia. When they gnawed on "Antimisia", they often also ate the Metamos who had no time to escape.

This is not the most important thing. Giant turtles often appear in groups. An extremely lush "Antimisia" that is more than ten kilometers away is also in danger of being eaten up. Now the Metamos people have nothing to do. Survived.

As they begin to gain wisdom, they can only stand up to protect their civilization and fight against the terrifying giant turtle.

In this case, the strength of a single individual no longer matters. A stronger social system must be developed instead of being as loose as before, otherwise there is a risk of extinction!

"Only the smartest and strongest individuals can climb to the upper echelons of society. This is natural. Everyone knows its thoughts, whether it is selfish and whether it is depraved. This is also a tradition from our primitive era."

"These smart individuals began to try to summarize what was good and what was bad in war after war. They began to formulate various rules and regulations to standardize the entire society and play a more powerful role. "

"After this series of systems were formulated, everyone could only follow them because of their transparent thinking. A stronger collective will was slowly cultivated in this way."

"We gradually defeated all life on the planet... The huge and terrifying giant tortoises were exterminated by us through the efforts of generations. Because the soldiers' thinking is extremely unified and their brains have no distracting thoughts, although they will be afraid and sad, But it can be overcome.”

Hei is describing their unique social system in great detail.

"So, where did your weapons from the primitive era come from? How were they smelted? Can weapons made of plants kill hostile creatures?" Yu Yifeng asked.

"Some minerals are obtained from the ocean..."

Hei thought for a while and said seriously: "There are certain metal stones in the ocean, and some are even simple metals that can be directly polished and used. There are also some weapons that are indeed made of plants. 'Antimisia' can fight against giants." Storm is actually extremely hard.”

After answering this question, he continued: "After exterminating our natural enemies, our population began to grow massively, and geniuses also revised our rules and regulations from generation to generation, allowing our collective consciousness to keep up with the times... …Everyone needs to live better, this is normal, it is the norm of genes.”

"Gradually, the original ecosystem can no longer support a large population. Because of internal struggles and other reasons, we must open up a larger ecosystem, that is... land on land..."

"This is the transition from ancient times to medieval times."

"But isn't your civilization troubled by religion?" Professor Sean, a cosmological sociologist, asked puzzledly.

"Of course!"

Hei pondered for a while and seemed to be constructing language: "In the Middle Ages, we began to develop our culture. That is, it truly originated from a branch on land."

"We are afraid of death and hunger. We listen to the collective wisdom, and there always seems to be a warm murmur in our ears... These are all puzzling things."

“Our civilization is called ‘Medamos Civilization’, and ‘Medamos’ is our god. We once believed that the sacred Medamos connected us.

"but then……"

These land octopuses have discovered through long-term practice that once they leave the collective, this collective consciousness will disappear, and this consciousness will change with the changes in rules and regulations...

Very strange.

So, a wise man named "Alborg" put forward this point of view: Gods do not exist.

The gods are composed of thoughts shared by everyone, so this phenomenon occurs.

"So, isn't blasphemy a sin? In any civilization..." Yu Yifeng asked with a frown.

Hei quickly shook his head: "That's true! But our civilization is very lucky. At that time, the theory of gods had not been completely solidified, and there was still room for discussion."

"Because of the highly purified thinking, there was no series of crimes such as blasphemy. Therefore, individuals of that era did not know how to deal with the wise Aalborg."

"The doubt about the gods was a big deal at the time, so it was listed for separate discussion and was called... the Aalborg Conference."

A miracle happened. During the meeting, when many individuals doubted the existence of gods, this collective consciousness actually began to doubt the existence of gods... At this time, these octopuses realized that the god Metamos might not exist, and it might really be their common thought.

"When most people hold this view, Metamos actually thinks that he does not exist!"

The idea of ​​gods began to fade, and a large number of cultures emerged. Some scholars described it in poetry: Cheer up, we are our own gods!

It is better to turn to ourselves than to turn to gods!

"However, we still name our own civilization "Medamos"... She is still our collective consciousness."

Hearing this series of remarks, Yu Yifeng felt incredible. He still couldn't understand how this strange society worked...

But from these simple information, he thought that such a society was undoubtedly the darling of the entire universe.

From the perspective of the entire civilization, it is quite powerful, and the disordered diversity of individuals tends to disappear, replaced by clear hierarchical classification.

Because the new human civilization is also moving towards a transparent society. This is achieved through a lot of efforts, and the Metamos civilization can achieve it directly because of its inherent superiority.

In an opaque society, it is costly and inaccurate for each individual to find the most suitable position for himself. Not only does it waste social resources, it has not yet reached the optimal level.

Just like the Earth era and most low-level civilizations, everyone is too treacherous and falls into the prisoner's dilemma in game theory. The development of individuals is good and bad, but the entire civilization has suffered the greatest punishment.

But in a transparent society, this situation will no longer exist. The gap in ability, who is competent and who is not competent is clear at a glance, and it also greatly accelerates the division of labor.

Of course, complete transparency is a very cruel thing for individual will. You don't even know there is such a thing as "freedom".

He only heard Hei continue to say: "This is the process from the Middle Ages to the modern times."

"Our land branch is getting stronger and stronger, and soon swept across the world. We got rid of religion and there was no exploitation, so we naturally flocked to the embrace of technology."

"The whole era began to change rapidly. In just a hundred years of scientific progress, we have caught up with the achievements that we have not achieved in the past ten thousand years. The whole world is changing with each passing day, and we are beginning to challenge most natural disasters."

"We are born to understand more complex neuroscience, and even invented a mind amplifier that can increase the scope of mind reading and make the collective will stronger and more powerful."

In this understatement, Yu Yifeng seemed to see the rise of a great civilization. This is not only a natural superiority, but also the result of great men, wise men and various coincidences.

Every time at this moment, he always feels like the rising sun. Although Hei understated it, there was a kind of moisture in the corners of his eyes.

"Naturally, we set our sights on the starry sky."

"Although we encountered some obstacles, as long as the collective will did not fall, we still... stepped over it, and it took 349 years."

People saw a civilization whose racial value was countless times higher than their own...

Moving towards the starry sky, the various traps of the Great Filter were just a small matter for them.

Two-in-one chapter, I will not update it because I have something to do in the evening.