Chapter 141: Chapter 142 The Hero of This Era
Zhang Yuan felt empty inside, as if he had lost sothing precious.
He searched through the data archives unwillingly.
Inside the spaceship, a simple public forum also saw a large number of comnts on current affairs.
“…It’s really lantable. The Deep Space Foundation has just fallen. In our era, it was truly a colossal entity… There really is no such thing as eternity.”
“Has the governnt really stopped supporting the Foundation? They can’t even allocate a few billion a year?”
“A few billion might not be enough. The Foundation needs to investigate all aspects of society and requires substantial funding support… Haven’t you noticed? The financial situation of the Foundation has not been very good for a long ti, it was rely sustaining itself on old capital.”
“On the contrary, I think it’s only natural that the governnt doesn’t support it. It’s been a thousand years, who would rember us? In the eyes of ordinary people, allocating such funds is just a aningless act…”
“Is there no wealthy patron willing to help out?”
“Wealthy patron? Where would we find a wealthy patron?”
“Have we permanently lost contact with Earth?”
“I hate to say it, but yes.”
In short, various complaints had persisted for hundreds of years.
Since everyone’s periods of wakefulness differed, discussing a topic for a few hundred years seed not so unusual.
Zhang Yuan felt that this old-fashioned text-based communication forum was quite comforting. Since it was regulated by real-na systems, people tended to be rational, and the comnts seed insightful. There were no trolls or haters.
He also wrote: “Although, it seems we won’t be able to witness the next step in history, but according to New Civilization History, we can make further predictions…”
“The future of humanity, at most, holds two possibilities—first is the ‘Brain in a Vat,’ to develop inwardly, seeking the deepest core spiritual solace…”
“The second is the ‘vast expanse of stars,’ to develop outwardly, seeking broader living spaces.”
“Currently, the first probability is likely higher… When there is no way to continue advancing, people will start seeking the deepest core solace. This solace may not necessarily be religious; it could be entertainnt or so culturally established norms, forming an ultimate steady state.”
“Finding comfort and happiness from certain things makes life feel less senseless. If everyone does so, the world would essentially stabilize.”
After writing this lengthy post, he clicked the “Submit” button and felt much less depressed.
Suddenly, Zhang Yuan ca across a line of highlighted text.
“Everyone, co look! New ssages from Earth civilization!”
“But, it’s not from the Deep Space Foundation, but an email from a kid! Today I’m so lucky to be the first to see this ssage!”
This story took place fifty years ago; the Earth Era Spaceship by chance received a letter from Earth civilization.
“Hello, friends of the Golden Sun of the Earth Era. My na is Aiding, I live on Earth, and I am 14 years old.”
“Today, while I was studying civilization history, I suddenly discovered the once very popular ‘New Civilization History’ and the forr Deep Space Foundation…”
“People actually wanted to use mathematics to try to guide civilization, which is a discipline full of imagination! I wonder, with your vast historical samples, how much have you developed in this discipline?”
“I even discovered that Earth Civilization once launched two Deep Space Colony Ships. Oh, what a grand vision the deep space colonization plan was! It’s a pity I wasn’t born in that era of great waves.”
“But, why can’t our current civilization colonize other planets anymore?”
“Is it because our technology has regressed or because we don’t have enough resources?”
“Faced with this question, my father remained silent for a long ti. Finally, he said he didn’t know.”
“Maybe when I grow up, I’ll be able to understand. Maybe I need to find the answers in the real society…”
“By the way, my father is the famous chairman of the Karlva Industrial Group. He’s the sixteenth richest person globally… heh, a well-known entrepreneur! You could consider a rich second generation, which I guess is supposed to be a derogatory term, but in our era, it’s a complint.”
“We’ve been out of touch for two hundred years. You must be very curious about how Earth Civilization has changed, right? Oh, for those of you in hibernation, it’s just a fleeting mont… Actually, we also have many hibernators here, like my grandfather, who wanted to live until a more advanced technological future, but I think it’s pretty aningless.”
“Here’s so information I’ve gathered. I spent two years of my pocket money to send you less than 10MB of files. I’m sorry, the distance is too great and the cost of sending this information is too high, with a high packet loss rate as well. I really can’t afford to provide more content… Maybe I should think about earning so money instead of playing gas every day?”
10MB of data isn’t much, mostly texts including governnt reports, current political news, and so scientific journals, etc.
Zhang Yuan felt a slight warmth in his heart, a kind of subtle touch.
This emotion ca from the distant Earth.
In every era, there are always those who yearn for “poetry and distant places.”
A child born to the upper class, who still rembered their two spaceships and spent a fortune to bring them precious information.
Zhang Yuan attentively read the information sent by Aiding, starting of course with science.
He pinched his nose and looked at these academic journals, which were terrible, really terrible, the parts he could understand were no different from embezzling funds. It was just a switching of jargon, deceiving those who are ignorant.
The parts he couldn’t understand… looking at the reviews of his spaceship companions, a barrage of criticism, it must still be terrible.
That is to say, the most cutting-edge theories, whether in physics, chemistry, or biology, have essentially halted in developnt.
Zhang Yuan sighed. This situation was sowhat expected…
Following that were so societal changes, which were more crucial reference materials for them.
The Cold War ended and the world returned to peace, but the fundantal contradiction in civilization—the vast wealth disparity—remained.
It was a difficult problem to solve. Civilian movents and various protests happened frequently, and civilization failed to return to its previous tranquility.
To address this fundantal contradiction, human society employed many complex solutions. Apart from castrating the public’s spirit with the entertainnt industry, they also adopted a series of welfare asures, such as labor unions and higher taxes on the wealthy, to reduce capitalists’ exploitation of ordinary people.
In the following period, the young Aiding occasionally replaced the Deep Space Foundation by sending letters!
He even continued until now!
Although each ti the data volu was not large, it was much better than being completely cut off.
In a recent letter, now a sociologist, Professor Aiding wrote: “Friends of Earth Era ‘Golden Sun,’ I think I’ve found the real answer.”
“Our era is no longer your era.”
…
Reviews
All reviews (0)