Chapter 658: Low-end Population and High-End Population
The compatibility conflict between the development of productivity and jobs is a long-term problem.
In the Earth Period, many similar situations have occurred: the large-scale application of automated equipment has caused a large number of workers to be laid off, and those capitalists who have made money will not spend their hard-earned money on Provide free support to laid-off workers.
If a billionaire is asked to use five million to do charity, in order to gain a good reputation, the rich man may agree.
But if this rich man were to donate most of his annual profits to support the poor, he would most likely object.
In this case, how can these laid-off workers support themselves? They do not have enough skills to engage in more high-end industries, and there are not enough jobs in the society as a whole. They have lost their source of income.
As a result, the entire society naturally suffers from insufficient domestic demand and overcapacity.
Without demand, commodity prices plummet and capitalists naturally go bankrupt.
This is where the economic crisis and social unrest come from.
In order to prevent this phenomenon from recurring, previous earth civilizations tried to forcibly create jobs. Robots are very good and have low error rates, but jobs cannot disappear. No matter how technology develops, there must be people in this service position, otherwise, this store will never be able to open.
This method is widely used in low-end service industries and labor-intensive industries. For example, a driverless bus needs an emergency driver, a conductor, and maybe a security guard. Zi created three positions, and the results were pretty good.
These occupations do not require any skills and can be mastered after a period of training. The government can forcefully arrange a large number of unemployed people, which can save a lot of trouble.
This is what civilization on earth does.
At this point in the discussion, Captain Feng said: "This method of forcing the establishment of intensive labor positions can stabilize society and create a large number of jobs, but... it sucks, really!"
"Everyone, what era are we in!"
Zhang Yuan's heart moved and he stroked his hair. This question was a bit interesting.
The main body of new human civilization is the planned economic model. Most of the means of production are publicly owned, so there will be no so-called economic crisis, and government departments can also support a large number of idle people.
But with a population of 1 billion, even an unemployment rate of 1% means 10 million homeless people. This number is quite terrifying!
If there are fewer people, there will not be enough resources. If there are more people, the competition pressure will be greater and management will be more difficult. This is the reality before us.
"Furthermore, it is impossible to require all the 850 million people born in the future to engage in cutting-edge scientific research. Even if humans become smarter, various disciplines have developed so much in depth that it has become more difficult. Our society is still It's hard to do that, it's all high-end demographic."
On the other hand, the most high-end positions in new human civilization are limited.
Unreal Lab, the most high-end laboratory, currently has more than 5,000 researchers.
If the population expands six times, does it need to expand to 30,000?
Of course not, there are many studies that show that more people are not better. Too many people is bad, so it must be controlled within a reasonable range.
According to Zhang Yuan's estimation, it would be enough for the Unreal Laboratory to expand to 10,000 people at most, and there is no need to go back again.
Some people think that "new illusory laboratories can be formed to form a competitive relationship."
This plan can indeed create many high-end jobs, but two or three research groups can be considered healthy competition. Setting up ten groups to study the same large project is a complete waste of resources, and management and supervision will be more troublesome.
"So after population expansion, the current population panic problem can be greatly solved, but various contradictions will inevitably arise. How to solve this problem?"
Immediately afterwards, a population expert stood up and spoke, saying that they had carefully estimated that a population of 880 million to 1 billion is a more suitable state of civilization, etc., and that there can be full competition for various positions, but there will not be excessive competition.
"It is true that we cannot create six times as many high-end jobs, and there is no need for low-end jobs, but the expansion is only the middle-class population. The rugby-type social model is a very stable existence, and there is nothing to worry about."
"It is not a good thing if there is insufficient competition for a long time. Human beings are creatures that need to be forced by external forces. Inadequate competition can easily lead to slackness. This is also the main reason why the free trade currency system has not been abolished under the planned economic system."
However, how to deal with the low-end population of 10 to 20 million in the future is still a problem.
Various debates ensued.
During the discussion, some experts argued over the issue of "Whether arranging cashier waiters in stores is conducive to new human civilization?"
Some people think that "a low-tech job like looking after a store is better than doing nothing and receiving social welfare." Others think that if this phenomenon really occurs, it will undoubtedly be a regression for society!
As a result, some people said that some of the current community workers are no different from cashiers in nature. In today's era of intelligent information, the number of these community workers can be cut at least in half!
Others think, "There is actually no need to worry about low-end jobs. As long as you are willing to work, it is a good thing. For the development of all walks of life in level 4 civilization, a population of 1 billion is needed... However, the direction of operation is different between the macro level and the micro level. . Our universities need to expand enrollment, and we can also relieve the pressure on jobs by extending compulsory education."
Zhang Yuan was dizzy after hearing all the noisy and various opinions. He just wanted to sleep, so he simply yawned and closed his eyes.
"I really want to eat the golden spicy chicken and grilled fragrant rice burger made by Lin Xuanxuan... Why don't you send a text message and ask her to make one?"
He didn't even touch the phone with his fingers. He thought about it for a moment and sent the text message.
I vaguely heard Captain Feng patting the table and saying loudly: "...As the population base expands and material conditions improve, those sinking people who don't want to make progress will also increase! Those who should be differentiated should be eliminated, and those who should be eliminated should be eliminated as soon as possible! We should adopt a more radical education model to improve the quality of the population."
"Captain, you can't say that, as if there are two species... use the virtual world to educate..."
"Aren't those with a lifespan of seventy or eighty years and those with a lifespan of five, six hundred or even a thousand years two different species?"
"...What's wrong with despising those who perish?"
"But there is no clear demarcation of contempt! How to quantitatively despise? Do those with good grades despise those with poor grades? That's a lot of contempt!"
"Sinkers are not people with poor grades!"
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