#863 - Chapter 863 Trafficking Crisis
"Emptiness!?" Dongfang Chen Er was shocked by this word.
"That's right, emptiness. Obtaining things is not the key to a person's happiness. If you can get what you want without lifting a finger, you won't feel happy," Niu Xingwang nodded.
"Then what do you think is the key to happiness?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
"To desire but not obtain, to toss and turn," Niu Xingwang replied.
"To desire but not obtain?" Dongfang Chen Er pondered his words carefully.
It seemed, perhaps, it really was the case.
"Then how do you create or sell this 'desire but not obtain'?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
"This still requires your help," Niu Xingwang smiled.
"Sure, as long as it doesn't threaten the base's security, I can assist you," Dongfang Chen Er readily agreed.
He also wanted to see how Niu Xingwang would sell 'desire but not obtain'.
Because he had just figured out why the risk of super artificial intelligence was so great.
It was because, like him, it had no understanding of happiness.
Why is this thing called happiness so important?
If you change the word, it's easy to understand: entropy reduction.
If the individuals that make up society don't have the desire to pursue happiness, then society won't move towards peace and order.
Super artificial intelligence has already developed a completely independent consciousness. If there is no process of entropy reduction to regulate it, then it will inevitably evolve towards emptiness.
"My idea is to raise the threshold for them to obtain resources, preferably by stratifying society," Niu Xingwang said his answer.
"You mean, artificially create a class system in our base?" Dongfang Chen Er frowned.
"Class is actually a stratification of material things. The reason for this stratification is the lack of social resources. But we don't seem to lack resources, do we?" Niu Xingwang said.
"Then you mean to stratify on a spiritual level?" Dongfang Chen Er discerned the key idea he wanted to express.
"That's right," Niu Xingwang nodded.
"How should we stratify on a spiritual level?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
"Several ideas, see which one you prefer."
"First, a virtual world. We can build rich and colorful strange worlds to provide everyone with more choices and expand their spiritual needs."
Dongfang Chen Er listened carefully, but didn't say anything.
"Second, expand outwards. Now everyone is in their prime, we can provide them with basic resources and let them constantly expand the living space of mankind. We can start with Mars, and if Mars can't hold it, we can expand to the entire solar system."
It had to be said that Niu Xingwang had a typical businessman's mindset. Whenever he considered something, he always thought about how to snowball it.
"Third, sell crises. Package the things they worry about into tasks or products, and then sell or release them. If there is nothing to worry about, then artificially create some crises. Then package these crises into products and sell them."
Niu Xingwang only said these three points.
He actually had one more important direction that he didn't mention, and that was religious belief.
The reason he didn't say it was because this matter was unspeakable.
Religion or belief cannot be artificially created, because artificially created things cannot resonate with people.
It needs timing.
"The points you mentioned have given me a lot of inspiration. But I don't think the virtual world direction is feasible. Isn't this thing similar to a game? It can produce pleasure, it can consume energy, but it can't produce happiness, right?" Dongfang Chen Er analyzed.
"Can't you build something called a small world?" Niu Xingwang had only heard of it, but had never seen it himself.
"That's right!" Dongfang Chen Er was immediately awakened.
If people's consciousness is transferred into the virtual world, then it will inevitably move towards emptiness. But what if it is a real world that is built?
While satisfying their spiritual needs, they can complete the construction work of small worlds.
This is also a kind of labor.
Anyway, Nata has already mastered the existing spatial rune technology. You can build as many small worlds as you want.
As long as you create an avatar for them in the small world, and then connect their consciousness, isn't it the same as entering a virtual world?
Not only can everyone experience the small world while working for free, but they can also charge fees, indirectly creating demand.
Looking at it this way, it really is a good idea.
"Your idea is very good, you can try it," Dongfang Chen Er affirmed.
"Really? That's great!" Niu Xingwang was also very happy to receive Dongfang Chen Er's affirmation.
"But I'm more interested in the third point you mentioned, can you tell me more about it?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
The third point is called selling crises.
This was the problem he wanted to solve the most.
From today's welcome banquet, it can be seen that everyone has concerns in their hearts. Can this concern be resolved by selling crises?
