Judging the rise and fall of past lives, considering the gains and losses of today. ----- Zizhi Tongjian
Drawing on the lessons of the rise and fall of history, it is used to examine the advantages and disadvantages of the current society.
This is a truth that the ancients all know, but the people of later generations have not learned experience and lessons, so the statute of limitations of the feudal dynasty does not exceed 300 years.
However, with the development of science and technology and the progress of living standards, human beings finally have the opportunity to escape the "dynastic cycle rate", that is, to continuously improve science and technology, constantly study the behavior mode of social operation, and finally find a way to "eternity".
In the 1940s, an expert engaged in biological research made an incredible experiment by using rats to simulate the development of human society, and the results of the experiment actually foreshadowed the future of mankind.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the birth of universe No. 25</h1>
One day in 1947, biological researcher John Calhoun was standing in front of the "rat city" he had created, feeling that his experiment was a failure, wasting his energy, and the results of the experiment were not perfect, but everything that happened to the experiment was unexpected.
It turned out that his experiment was to use rats to simulate the life of human society, so as to study how much change would be brought to humans after the population density continued to rise, and the content of the experiment was that he created a space that could accommodate 5,000 rats, which had no natural enemies and sufficient food, enough for rats to continue to reproduce.
However, the expected number of rats did not meet the standard, but was filled with a strange phenomenon, as if there was an invisible hand, preventing rats from reproducing, the number has been maintained at about 150, during which the rats behave abnormally, they behave abnormally, they behave unwillingly, do not leave their territory, and have been wasting time waiting for death to come.
During the 2 years of the experiment, this behavior occurred countless times, until the number of mice dropped to 150, and they seemed to have consciousness and spontaneously multiplied.
This behavior always puzzled John, he felt that his experiment must be flawed, there are some problems in the closure of space, otherwise he can prove that his research on mice is correct, in a certain space, rats will continue to reproduce until there is no living space.
Finally, in 1968, with funding from the U.S. Department of Health, John this time created a "perfect" rat space, which he named "Universe No. 25", a rat habitat in a suitable farm, a 2.57 meters long, 1.37 meters high utopia was built, it was divided into 16 areas, and there are independent rooms, water sources that flow at any time, fresh food supplied every day, no natural enemies, no cold, this is the paradise of rats.
And John is the "Creator" of the "Universe 25", he put 4 male and 8 female rats into it, the experiment began, this rat utopia, will it bring him a satisfactory ending?
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > ii, the fall of "rat utopia"</h1>
As the rat utopia developed, overturning all of John's expected results, the experiment ended after 1780 days, and on May 23, 1973, with the death of the last mouse, the "rat utopia" was shattered.
John was not reconciled, he summarized the development of the "rat utopia", summed up its experience into four stages, used to record the development of the "rat utopia".
The first stage: the initial stage of development, the first 12 rats, into this perfect living environment, then unfolded the laws of survival in nature, began to fight, compete for the control of the mate, began to form the initial society, the rats began to reproduce in large quantities, the speed is every 55 days to double the rate of reproduction, and soon the number of rats exceeded 100.
The second stage: the stage of rapid development, these 100 rats continue to reproduce offspring, so that the number of rats has increased dramatically, began to form a unique social status, they formed a group of 14 offspring around them, began to grasp more mating rights, exclude other rats, and with hierarchy and order, the higher the status, the better life, the number of rats reached 620.
The third stage: the stage of stagnation of development, the rate of rat reproduction began to decline, and the newborn male rats became aggressive, constantly attacking their own kind, gaining control of the female mouse, and the defeated rats began to concentrate in the center of the utopia, became lazy, every day, sleeping and eating, and finally after the number reached 2200, it never grew again.
The fourth stage: the extinction stage of the population, this stage of the rat's life begins to no longer pursue a mate, just stay in their own territory, violence becomes no longer existent, the rat becomes fond of dressing themselves, the hierarchy and order of society becomes non-existent, and finally in the case of all rats not reproducing, this perfect "25th universe" ends.
John compiled these materials into a scientific paper, which caused the condemnation of scientists at the time, and some people questioned John, who could not replace the development of human society with the way rats behaved, such research is meaningless, but is this really the case?
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > three, the inspiration of "rat utopia"</h1>
Theoretically, this "perfect" utopia can make 3840 rats survive happily, without any pressure, space, food, water, all of which are sufficient, under overload operation, can also accommodate the survival of 9500 rats, but John's experiment overturns this view, that is, the living space of living organisms is limited, beyond this limit, it will bring unpredictable disasters.
With the development of science and technology, the disappearance of the demographic dividend, more and more developed countries have verified this view, such as Japan's "Heisei generation", this generation of people have lost their goals, more and more otaku and family squatting appeared, began to pursue the pleasure of virtual reality, so that society lost its upward momentum.
The same is true in South Korea, where fertility rates are declining year by year, young people are stuck in the same place, losing the meaning of struggle, becoming unwilling to get married, not wanting children, and even in some developed countries in northern Europe, fertility rates have been negative in recent years, and these phenomena are what our society needs to be vigilant about.
With the rapid development of China in the 21st century, some phenomena have gradually emerged, such as some decadent working youth in the Shenzhen area known as the "Three Harmonies God", and their emergence requires us to think about when such a trend has appeared in the world.
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Although "rat utopia" can explain some of the problems existing in human society, it does not fully represent the development of human society, human beings are constantly progressing, and the development of science and technology has brought unlimited possibilities, and eventually these situations will be avoided.
Because the science and technology of society has been making rapid progress, the fourth industrial revolution is coming, and human beings can finally break through the limits of their own development, artificial intelligence technology, space flight technology, and the breakthrough of these technologies can bring new development space to mankind.
Human beings are not satisfied with surviving on the earth, the "flying dream" has long been unfolded, the Apollo plan, the Shenzhou series, the Chang'e series, the star chain plan, human beings will never stop, and the blue sky above our heads is our upward pursuit.
The vast universe is our future home, after all, our journey is the sea of stars!
References: Zizhi Tongjian, Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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