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Chapter 1045: The future of mankind (on)

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"Unfortunately, I undergo a mental stress assessment every year. So far, my mental state is not bad." Qiu Ming shrugged.

"So they are actually clones, not real humans, right?" the electronic sheep looked at the group of calm-looking applicants in front of him, as if wanting to grab the last straw, and asked impatiently.

"I don't think you need to worry about what kind of production method you came into this world, because there is no distinction between clones and ordinary people." Qiu Mingdao, "The fertility rate of human society continued to decline a while ago. , caused concerns from all parties, and as a last resort, the federal government and several pharmaceutical giants launched an artificial reproduction plan, and decided to use machines to simulate human wombs to conceive and raise babies, so as to increase the population. You are actually right, whether it is There is no difference in body or genetics between natural childbirth and machine-hatched new humans, so from the very beginning, the federal legislation has endowed these two types of people with the same political and living rights.”

"Are you kidding, why are clones treated differently from ordinary people in New Shanghai 0297?" asked the electric sheep.

"Haven't you understood?" Qiu Ming sighed, "The so-called clones in New Shanghai 0297 are still ordinary people, you just need to regard them as different professions, they are divided artificially by us, in order to satisfy Different labor demands, but there is essentially no difference between the people engaged in these two occupations, let’s put it this way, have you ever bought luxury goods?”

"What's the meaning?"

"The price of a luxury shirt differs greatly from that of an ordinary shirt, but there is actually no difference in the materials themselves, except that one of them is printed with the logo of a luxury company, a clone of New Shanghai 0297 People are the same as ordinary people, whether it’s a locator or a code on the back of the neck, it just serves as a logo to make people living here believe that their values are different, it’s as simple as that.”

"Then only clones will be rewritten by memory, is this also a lie?"

"It was like this at the beginning." Qiu Ming nodded, "Clones, or new humans hatched by machines, are brought up by the federation. Experts have always expressed concern about this, because such people Their living environments are too similar, and they are raised in a centralized manner. I am worried that they will become too similar when they grow up because of this group living behavior.

"In addition, people have been arguing about how to raise them. The first batch of new humans hatched by machines, like ordinary people, also received various educations since childhood. They just lived together and broke away from family relationships. The problems mentioned above are too similar, as well as the personality defects caused by the absence of the native family. In addition, the training period is very long, and the investment in education funds is also huge. It is taxpayer's money. It didn't take long for civil protests to be triggered, and the Federation began to be unable to bear it financially.

"At this time, some large groups like Shengtang Morgan proposed to set up a dedicated fund to support the artificial reproduction plan. In this way, there is no need for the federal government to invest in public funds, and the population problem can be solved. The two sides hit it off and everyone is happy. After a while, these large groups came up with a new training plan.

"Memory code?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"That's right, this technology was successfully developed under such a background. At the beginning, it was to solve the problem that the new humans hatched by machines would become too similar due to living in the same environment for a long time. In addition to educational investment, memory encoding can endow new humans with different personalities and memories, making them just like ordinary people and not affected by similar growth backgrounds.

"And then those groups thought, since they have achieved this, why not go a step further and compile their skills together, so that when they leave the training base and enter the society, they can be better employed."

"What's the result?" the electronic sheep asked.

"Of course it turned out to be a great success," Qiu Mingdao, "At least it was like this at the beginning. The artificial reproduction plan was originally sponsored by these large enterprise groups. They understand their labor needs very well, and of course they know what kind of programs to write. Skills for new humans hatched by machines, especially some high-end skills positions, have always been in short supply in the talent market. Everyone is robbing each other, but it still cannot meet the demand for employment.

"However, after the emergence of memory coding technology, this problem no longer exists. Except for some special occupations that rely heavily on inspiration and talent, purely technical high-end talents can be mass-produced, and those hatched by machines The new human beings are also human beings, and of course some talented and inspired people will be born among them. In addition, their basic knowledge is more firmly grasped and they develop faster.

"Soon, the management or technical backbone of many companies in the market will be occupied by these new humans, and many of them have better personalities, are more obedient, and are even willing to work overtime, so of course the boss knows How to choose, when ordinary people react, they will find that their little leaders or immediate bosses have become new human beings."

Qiu Ming paused, "But on the other hand, the emergence of these new humans has indeed accelerated the development of economy and technology, making human society unprecedentedly prosperous. This is a period of abundant talent reserves that has never been seen in any historical stage. , although many ordinary people in society at that time began to protest, feeling that high-end job opportunities were being squeezed out and it was becoming more and more difficult to get promoted. However, in the face of rapid economic growth, these protests and opposition voices became pale and powerless.

"From the perspective of the Federation, it is impossible for them to turn back the wheel of history, stop the artificial reproduction plan, and let human beings go back from this golden age, which is rare in a thousand years, back to the inefficient and backward primitive era. The backward productivity will inevitably be replaced by the advanced productivity. Replacement, just like the unemployment wave of workers triggered by the emergence of machines, is itself a social consensus.

"—Humanity has experienced three industrial revolutions before, and this is the fourth industrial revolution. More and more voices have issued such cries, and at the same time criticized those who protested, thinking that they just got pink eye disease It’s just a maggot. I don’t want to learn and hone my skills to become better. Instead, I’m jealous of others. This is the rage of the incompetent. In addition, the Federation has been sparing no effort to promote the equality of new humans and ordinary people. Coexistence, the voice of opposition is also much smaller, and then the entire human society began to respect memory encoding technology more and more.”