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3.8.12Y Chromosome Generation (2037-2060)

During this period, some men also tried to establish a purely male society.Fort 56, known as the "Y-chromosome generation," is an example.Some engineers have perfected egg printing technology and artificial womb technology [106], which have made major breakthroughs in the last century, trying to complete reproduction without women.This attempt was technically successful, and according to the remaining data, the pass rate of the first batch of newborns reached 86% [107].

However, there are serious hidden dangers in this small society.The first is the high rate of abandoned babies, and impatient fathers tend to abandon their babies.Secondly, ten years later, the psychological problems of the first generation of infants broke out intensively, and patients with violent tendencies and social disorders emerged in an endless stream, which attracted the attention of the leadership [108].According to analysis, this is because most fathers cannot take care of their babies as carefully as mothers, and children lack companionship and attention during infancy, and socialization behaviors are prone to defects.In fact, this phenomenon has long been reflected in animal experiments. HarryF. Harlow and WA Mason[109] conducted experiments on rhesus monkeys, which proved that baby monkeys that were forcibly separated from their mothers during infancy were difficult to integrate into the monkey group when they grew up, showing obvious abnormal social behavior.

The leadership immediately decided to develop a "mother robot" to imitate the nurturing behavior of human mothers to make up for the lack of maternal love for babies. Generation No. 11 babies are being raised by "mother robots," but a decade later the observation is alarming: Children often feel more attached to their robot mothers than they do to their fathers.If the machine mother is scrapped or shut down, they will cry endlessly and strongly resist [110].This has sparked widespread debate: If human beings are raised by machines and have more affection for machines than for their own kind, is this a society of machines or a society of humans?

The debate is not yet unanimous, and the sociopaths of previous generations of children have grown up.A large number of adolescents with antisocial personality began to rebel against their parents, and social unrest finally ended the "Y chromosome generation".

3.8.13 City of Abandoned Babies (2039-2077)

Fort 48 is permeated with anachronistic liberal ideas.Its leader, Osamu Yamada, believes that technology should make people more free.In order to save women from the pain of childbirth, he vigorously promoted artificial wombs and provided welfare subsidies.As a result of this policy, the rate of abandoned babies increased dramatically.Because many women no longer cherish the children they get easily, and abandon them if they feel unsatisfactory[111].The Yamada government then canceled the subsidy and raised the cost of the artificial womb, which resulted in great dissatisfaction among the poor. Yamada resigned in the next election, and the New Deal came to nothing.

The artificial womb problem is just one of the disadvantages of Fort 48.Citizens of this society despise family and are extremely selfish. Many people do not belong to any social group and lack the constraints of interpersonal relationships.Drug abuse and crime problems in this society are serious, and a large number of homeless people waste already scarce social resources.Eventually, it died due to inefficient production.

3.8.14 Superman Nation (2040-2049)

Gene editing technology has also been used in social reform. Fort 33 is trying to use the eggs and sperm stored in its germ cell bank to conduct gene editing experiments, hoping to create a "superman" that can adapt to the harsh natural environment.Due to immature technology, only 7% of the experimental embryos were finally obtained as healthy babies, but the number is still considerable[112].However, the experiment was urgently stopped later, because a considerable proportion of the experimental babies gradually developed unexpected diseases during the growth process. Although there are still a few healthy ones, for the parents of the "failures", the emotional price they paid is irreparable of.Therefore, people realize that if there is still 1% uncontrollable risk of gene editing technology, it is enough to destroy a family.After all, these risks do not necessarily appear in the embryo or infancy, but may not be exposed until the child grows up.At this time, her or his parents have established a deep parent-child relationship during the years of parenting.

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These supposedly interesting contents are like a bunch of meaningless gibberish in my eyes at this time, and I can't see them no matter what.Based on my reading speed, the system sensed that I was absent-minded and suggested that I stop reading temporarily and take a break.

How else can I rest?My head is full of someone's voice and smile, so I can only send her a message.

But I hesitated again.Listening to her in the morning, she doesn't seem to like being pestered.And she is a workaholic a hundred times worse than me. If I disturb her while she is working, will she be very upset?

I was struggling, and a text message appeared in front of my eyes.

"What are you doing?"

I smiled, and replied: "I haven't seen each other for a few hours, just contact me. Who is the clingy little lover?"

"Okay, then I won't bother you."

"Don't! I'm joking."

"you're so boring."

"Well, I'm bored...Let's go play together later."

"playing what?"

"Would you like to go to the beach near your house?"

"Is there a beach near my house?...oh, I see..."

"...Have you never been there?"

"Yes, too far."

I can't laugh or cry. "Is your activity radius only 5 meters? This is only 600 meters away from your home."

"Okay, okay, I'll go with you. Pick me up at the 17th floor of the Computing Center at 00:50."

"Aren't you afraid that your admirers will be heartbroken?"

"What about them!"

After finally getting through the afternoon in my mind, I headed straight to the data center.

Probably for the data center where workaholics get together, it is still very early, so there are not many people coming in and out on the tarmac.I saw α-han standing on the rooftop at a glance, looking into the distance in a trance.

I called her and she turned around and smiled at me.

I walked up to her and asked softly, "Is today better?"

"Don't worry, everything will be fine." She leaned close to my ear, and rubbed the tip of her nose on my face ambiguously, "You are the cure-all."

"Note that this is a public place!" I quickly pushed her away, "Let your admirers see you like this, and their faith will collapse."

"So you can't let go." She smiled and patted my shoulder, regaining her serious demeanor. "Okay, then I'll play the role of a gentleman for another half a minute."

As soon as we boarded the airship, "The Gentleman" tore the mask to pieces, and couldn't wait to block my lips.

"Hey...wait a minute..." I pushed her, but it seemed so weak.

"You know," she licked my earlobe and chuckled, "I just like your reserved look. It's an era without any privacy, but you stubbornly keep your distance from others. Really People can't help but want to trample on all the boundaries you carefully set up."

Your enthusiasm has already smashed my boundaries into ruins.I thought, being drawn into the vortex of desire by her irresistibly.

When we finished packing our clothes and got out of the airship, the outside world had changed: the light blue lake water lapped gently on the beach, while the sand under our feet was as white as snow.The sky after the rain was clean and transparent, with some pink sunset glow floating.

"How long have we been here?" I blush at the thought of the system, like a thoughtful servant, quietly waiting for us to finish.

"Whatever." She didn't care. "Wow, it's really nice here! It's so beautiful!"

"...Have you really never been here? You said, isn't it a waste to live in such a nice place?"

She plausibly said: "In my heart, this city is only composed of three points: my home, the data center, and my mother's home. All other places are equal to blank."

"Then congratulations on expanding the new map today, and there will finally be four points on this blank paper in the future."

"Ah, look what that is!" She excitedly pointed to a few large black birds strolling leisurely in the distance.

"That's the 'death bird,'" I said. "That's what Malawians called them before the war. Luckily, they're not extinct yet."

She jumped up, stepped on the snow-white sand, and stomped to scare the "death birds".The flock of birds were frightened and flew up together, their huge black wings almost covering the setting sun.

She laughed happily amidst their mournful cacophony.

"Crazy." I laughed. "Why are you so happy to cause destruction? The system puts you in such an important position. I feel really dangerous for the citizens."

"Hmph, the system doesn't have as many prejudices as stupid humans. When people steal needles, they think of stealing cattle; when people scare birds, they think of destroying the world."

"Yes. That's why it's difficult for you. You can be unscrupulous in front of the system, but you always have to play 'a gentleman' in front of the world."

"It's not because of the 'community rating'." She stretched her arms, as if embracing the evening breeze. "Just wait, I'm going to abolish this damn thing sooner or later."

"Then it is estimated that emotional liars, sloppy kings, disturbing singers, and irritable mothers will flood in—of course, there are also narcissistic monsters like you, how much trauma will be caused to people's psychology."

"Don't blame me." She blinked mischievously, "I think you are the one who often brings psychological harm to people, right?"

"why?"

"Hasn't anyone said that, you always give people a feeling of repelling people thousands of miles away. Don't always be so serious, wouldn't it be good to communicate with people more?"

The setting sun coated her hair with a layer of warm gold.The dead birds flying far away left black silhouettes in the clouds, and the clarity of the lake gradually faded and became darker in the twilight.

I whispered, "Not all of them are as interesting as you. I have nothing to talk to them about."

She smiled lightly: "Maybe you have more communication with 'worm'."

I was taken aback and realized that she was telling the truth.

She stooped to grab a handful of sand and spread it out again. "You don't like people, and people don't like you. Then why do you insist on protecting this world that belongs to them?"

I shook my head: "I don't know."

"You are too tired like this. You should either ignore the world or blend in with them." She sat next to me, "Actually blending into the crowd is very simple."

"Really? I don't think it's easy."

"I'll teach you." She approached mysteriously, "You have to be good at using technology. Let the system help you extract a few popular hotspots every day, spend a few minutes looking at the summary, and you can start a pleasant conversation with most people Yes. For more important people, analyze her data again, find out her focus and fixed behavior, and match her. To be honest, most people’s behavior patterns are very simple, even if you don’t use the system, it will cost a little more You can analyze it yourself with a little thought.”

I sighed, "I can't do it."

She said: "You think it's a waste of time, don't you? Try it and you'll know, as long as you find the right method, it won't take a lot of time."

"It's not about wasting time," I said. "Whether it's ignoring the world or treating them as a pile of research material, it's inherently too cruel."

She sneered disdainfully: "hey, I can't see that you think you are a warm person?"

"What do you think?" I put my arm around her shoulder.

"Nobody is really tender. To be tender to some is to be cruel to others."

"Then I will at least be warm to you."

She chuckled lightly, as if in disapproval.But I felt her body move closer to mine.

We just sat there in silence.She snuggled up to me lazily and clasped my fingers.After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly said, "Listen, it's getting dark."

It's the first time I've heard that I can still "hear" it getting dark.But then I really heard the sound of the sunset: it was the suddenly high-pitched calls of birds in the distance, the sound of the wind passing through the hills and bushes, the sound of the rushing waves of the lake...the surroundings seemed to suddenly become vast and vast, and the rationality of civilization Withdrew with the day.In this deserted place, some kind of power dormant on the African land is stirring in the air.

Until the setting sun sank into the dark clouds, the last ray of golden light faded away, and the lake surface completely darkened in an instant.I turned my face and saw that her eyes were extremely bright in the darkness.

We kissed again.As night fell, the clouds were illuminated by the distant city in dark red, and they froze in the air oppressively.But at this moment, I only feel that I am as light as the wind, able to blow away all the haze.

The author has something to say: That’s why the paper 2333 really appeared in this chapter. It’s just to explain the inevitability of this kind of society. OCD cannot tolerate loopholes in the setting.For example, the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale", which was very popular in the past two years, I think its setting cannot withstand scrutiny.The setting of that novel is that because of the nuclear war, the fertility of human beings has declined, so fertile women have been reduced to the reproductive tools of a few big men.In fact, if this happens, shouldn't a mixed population be formed to increase the fertility rate?Haha, in short, this paragraph is the author's long-winded, if you feel bored, just skip it (cover your face)