Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 214 - Dust Settles
Chapter 214: Chapter 214 Dust Settles
Chapter 214: Chapter 214 Dust Settles
Near the children’s art troupe, a blonde beauty with rolling waves of hair was explaining to the crowd the new population and education policies.
“Everyone can rest assured… with robot teachers to care for them, even children without parents will form complete personalities.”
“According to the plans of education experts, schooling can completely replace family education. The entire environment is enclosed, and children will only come into contact with society during social practice.”
“After the age of 14, they’ll be able to form a relatively complete worldview, and they’ll participate in more social practice, including some physical labor. Of course, everyone is welcome to visit our campus regularly… The entire environment is shaped by all of us together, and we hope everyone will give them the most complete love.”
There were also doubts being raised about whether robot teachers would turn children into robots, causing them to lose their creativity and imagination…
“It’s already the 55th century, yet your way of thinking is still stuck in the 23rd century!” One middle-aged woman who seemed to be a firm supporter of the plan said quite impolitely, “Your thinking is way more rigid than that of robots!”
People of the 23rd century, indeed, would find it hard to imagine the extent to which Artificial Intelligence had evolved years later… Well, with so many examples right in front of them, people still held a skeptical attitude, fearing that robots would not educate children well.
“Hello, Mr. Jin.”
“Hello.”
“Mr. Jin, I’d like to ask, how do you usually cultivate children? What is your educational philosophy?”
In an instant, this robot teacher started chatting with a parent.
“…I’ve seen many families where the relationship between the child and the parents is like that of superior and subordinate, where the tone of the parents is commanding rather than consultative. The child feels wronged to accept it, and even if the child has ideas, they are suppressed. This is a very unhealthy educational philosophy.”
“…The belief that parents should educate their children is regarded as natural as heaven and earth. And it’s taken for granted that children should be disciplined by their parents. But often, didactic education makes children resentful, especially during adolescence when kids have rebellious phases. If you insist on using such methods, it may backfire…”
“But if you don’t establish parental authority, young children simply won’t obey! What should you do with children who have different personalities?”
The discussion between them deepened, and this Mr. Jin’s fluency in language and depth of thought would make it impossible for humans to distinguish whether she was a robot if they weren’t informed beforehand.
Even some of the onlooking young men began to whisper among themselves; if such intelligent technology could be widely promoted, what’s the point of looking for a girlfriend… such a companion, whether in terms of loyalty or other aspects… well, that’s an additional topic altogether.
Wang Junpeng laughed at himself and suddenly understood the policy.
“I don’t know what this group of people are worried about, or perhaps they’re just blindly panicking in the face of the unknown…”
It was precisely because of such technology that such leaps were possible. Fair and just robots treated all children equally; if humans themselves were to take charge of socializing children, there would definitely be various preferences, which in turn would be the greatest injustice.
“Ah, if my father weren’t that kind of father, might I be a bit more positive than I am now? What’s that… sunny and cheerful?”
“Perhaps robot teachers could indeed do a much better job than my old dad, right?”
“Small family and Large family systems…”
Actually, it’s also fine; leaving Earth is like losing the companionship of one’s parents. Now isn’t he doing just fine? To live in this world, one has to walk alone eventually. With the companionship of good friends, one doesn’t feel so lonely; what matters most, perhaps, is to find a replacement for the sense of security…
A true friend is hard to come by in life; if one could find a congenital soulmate through genetic calculations, then this upbringing plan would be quite acceptable.
Thinking thus, Wang Junpeng excitedly wandered around the square. He wasn’t some education expert, after all; there was no need to ponder such complex matters.
All the policies were still being formulated, but in the end, plans devised by the elites were not likely to exterminate humanity.
Soon, the square showcased new attractions that drew his attention—tasty treats and fun activities. No matter what, the atmosphere of the New Year was still quite strong there.
He spent a little money on some New Year’s delicacies, and a skewer of fried rice cakes even brought tears to his eyes, filling him with an intense sense of satisfaction!
“It’s simply unimaginable these days… everyone’s life was very simple back then, and the slightest material reward could bring immense satisfaction.”
Then he walked into a newly opened government-run internet cafe, where the prices were exorbitant—10 yuan an hour!
Keep in mind, many people’s wages were still under two thousand yuan, which made Wang Junpeng whistle in shock. As a rare member of the “Ten Thousand Yuan Households,” he was reluctant to spend that kind of money.
But the place was still packed with people, with a full queue.
“Bro, what game are you playing?” After watching for a while, he couldn’t help but ask.
“An old game from the 20th century.”
Wang Junpeng’s face turned green when he heard that. What the heck, it was already the 53rd century, and people were still playing 20th-century games.
“Sigh, the machine can’t handle anything newer! But it’s still pretty fun.”
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After watching for a while and feeling the itch to play, yet unwilling to spend the money, Wang Junpeng could only sulk back to his dorm.
The more he thought about it, the itchier he felt, “Hey, wanna go to the internet cafe and play that 20th-century game? It seems really fun…”
“No, I’m in the middle of an argument! If I win, I’ll go.”
Turning around, Xu Jie, the guy who for some reason had become an ardent fan of the government’s population policy, perhaps because he didn’t have a girlfriend and wasn’t interested in having children, or maybe because he’d encountered an Artificial Intelligence girlfriend, was furiously debating online.
“…I really doubt your intelligence; it’s worse than a pig’s brain, no, it doesn’t even compare! You neither offer solutions nor command efficiently, and if humanity goes extinct it will be because of you blabbering idiots.”
“Even pigs understand that a civilization needs to maintain a certain population.”
“For the health of the entire civilization’s population, please, those who oppose the policy, have ten children, and I’ll gladly donate. Yes, you have kids, and I’ll donate, okay? That’s how noble I am!”
“But if you can’t have ten, please shut up!”
“Damn it!” Xu Jie suddenly cursed, “My account got banned for swearing!”
Wang Junpeng looked at him and laughed, “You had it coming!”
As the saying goes, “It’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult in reverse.” When living conditions are not great, implementing such a birth policy faces relatively less resistance. If this policy were to be introduced when living standards were higher and social resources were reallocated to a large number of babies, undoubtedly, it would lead to a decrease in the quality of life and increased dissatisfaction among the people.
But that wasn’t a concern now, because the quality of life was low to begin with; there was only room to go up, not much to go down. Even if societal resources were diverted to publicly raise children, it would only slow the pace of improvement at most, without causing a decline.
So, taking advantage of the harmonious moment of the Spring Festival, this newly implemented system also gradually became understood by people.
Even though there were still many voices of dissent, the number of supporters of the policy began to grow.
That was sufficient. It wasn’t possible to expect everyone to change their minds overnight.
As time went by and population factors increasingly hindered the development of productive forces, as delicate machinery began to fail without the ability to repair… more and more people would change their minds. This urgency of survival was the fundamental reason driving change!
