The Lenino civilization, according to the conventional interstellar classification, can be regarded as a first-level civilization. It has the ability to navigate between planets and can mine extraterrestrial resources.
And this is a civilization with a long history, with a history of more than one million years.
However, this civilization has gradually lost its momentum since the invention of controllable nuclear fusion technology. As for the time when controllable nuclear fusion was invented, it was probably more than 900,000 years ago... This is the case with the conventional Sinker civilization. After a period of rapid progress, it has been in a state of stagnation for a long time, and the whole people are addicted to the development of pseudoscience. .
The so-called pseudoscience refers to subjects whose fundamental principles are difficult to explain, or simply wrong, but which many people are willing to believe in.
Low-end pseudoscience includes empiricism such as perpetual motion machines, bugs appearing out of thin air, and eggs and milk cannot be eaten together; high-end pseudoscience includes quantum mysticism, cardiac stem cells, N-rays, and other academic frauds made by well-known scholars. Behavior.
If academic fraud is not exposed, every individual will be addicted to pseudoscience and cannot extricate themselves, and civilization will naturally stop progressing. Even a small number of people who want to uphold justice will often be drowned in the vast sea of people's war because they have too little voice. among...
In fact, the technology of the first-level civilization is enough to meet the needs of the people. Even if the development is slow, it does not matter. They have controllable nuclear fusion technology, the most basic artificial intelligence, primary medical materials science, have certain space development capabilities, and their population is growing. Stagnation, no worries about food and clothing, in this situation where productivity far exceeds demand, what else is worth developing?
The so-called "scientific progress" is just an excuse fabricated to numb the minds of the people at the bottom... As long as this excuse still exists, there will still be a small amount of class flow, even if this flow relies on deception and pseudo-science. , which is better than no flow at all.
In a long-term stable and peaceful environment, the Lenino civilization has only developed one and a half extraterrestrial planets. Half of it is a surrounding gaseous planet, which is the nuclear fuel reservoir, and the other one is naturally the surrounding red companion star...
It is not unusual for this situation to occur. When the population growth rate is not high, there is really no need to develop every planet. Why bother occupying more territory that is not needed?
If there is not much benefit, there is no need to do these things.
There are 26 hidden ruling families in civilization. Although the governments of various countries currently appear to be democratically elected, there is always the control of these 26 families behind the scenes. They control public opinion and capital, and the so-called president and prime minister are just spokespersons for capital.
Because it is difficult to inherit something like power, and the personal abilities of each individual are very different. Individuals with low abilities will be in bad luck if they inherit power.
Therefore, these ruling families generally do not face the people directly. This choice is smart.
But inheriting wealth is much simpler. After a long period of capital development, most of the property on the entire planet has been monopolized by these 26 families. In addition, technology has gradually stopped progressing. Families that were originally fighting to the death and were hostile to each other have become harmonious with each other...
The world is already at peace, and productivity far exceeds demand, as long as each country manages its own territory well. A long-lost peace has occurred on this planet. As long as public opinion is controlled, the 26 families can rule this civilization permanently.
Such peaceful days seem to last for hundreds of thousands of years, millions of years, and so on.
Even as time goes by, various big families have become more enlightened in their struggles with each other, and have distributed much of their endless wealth to the people, including low-rent housing, relief meals, and basic social welfare systems. Life on this planet is very simple. As long as one person works hard, he can support an entire family.
In the view of these rulers, these properties cannot be used up by themselves, and they can still get the support of the people, so why not?
Coupled with the rich electronic chemical hormones, which can bring the cheapest entertainment, the overall happiness of individuals in the Lenino civilization is ridiculously high, and the overall crime rate is also very low...
This is also the standard status quo of many fallen civilizations... Whether it is a fallen civilization or not has nothing to do with the happiness of the people.
"Ah, every time I come to this space port at Lagrange Point, I feel the power of the entire civilization! We have actually built such a huge space observation device. The power of collective cooperation is really great!"
"Yes, thousands of years ago this spaceport at Lagrange Point was in the planning stages, but now, in the hands of our generation, it is finally complete."
This spaceport was recently built with collective investment by 26 families. It can be regarded as the largest interstellar transportation transfer station in this civilization.
Several noble children of the Lenino civilization are lamenting the greatness of technology.
"Praise technology, praise cooperation."
"Yes, the most important thing is cooperation."
They boarded a spaceship and headed to the red companion star next door, and then started chatting casually: "I heard that in recent years, the number of users of C-type electronic hormones has increased again, and the death cycle that occurs once every few hundred years is coming again. Ah...these populations will be eliminated soon, and then replaced with a new batch. When I first heard about this, I thought they were quite pitiful..."
These intelligent beings look a bit like white-haired orangutans, with two hands and two legs, and are wearing a small amount of clothing, which shows that they have a sense of shame similar to humans. The concept of shame can be linked to the concept of morality, so this is a species with the ability to empathize.
A Lenino man made a shooting motion, "Poor? The reincarnation of death is what they asked for themselves... I once contacted homeless people on the roadside and asked them whether they wanted to live in a better environment or not. Want to take some electronic hormones every day? If they want to live in low-rent housing, I can provide some money to support them."
"But the vast majority of homeless people choose electronic hormones! They say they do it voluntarily!"
"So...choosing this kind of life has nothing to do with us. It's just something they asked for."
"Your Excellency Aoun, you are so kind, you still pay attention to those homeless people."
"Hey, let's not talk about this anymore. Now I'm even more looking forward to fighting bugs. Amani, what new weapons has your family developed?"
"Of course, there is a sharp knife that rotates and vibrates at high speed, which can easily cut through the body of insects, and there is also an electromagnetic projectile that shoots shells. We call it a high-magnetic gun... Hehe, you will know when you get there!"