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Have you ever wondered what the world we live in will be like in thousands or tens of thousands of years?
Have you ever wondered if the place where human beings live will no longer be limited to the earth, but will expand to the infinite distance of the galaxy?
Isaac Asimov, an American science fiction writer in the middle of the last century, imagined the story of 20,000 years in his book "Galactic Empire".
Its imagination is magnificent and the plot is thrilling, so that countless science fiction fans are overwhelmed and hailed as the "science fiction bible".
It inspired the birth of a series of science fiction books such as "Star Wars" and "The Three-Body Problem", and also jumped out of the field of science fiction, influencing the ...... of Nobel laureate Krugman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk
Among them, "Galactic Empire: Base Seven Parts" is even more prestigious.
The book depicts a galactic empire that has lasted for 12,000 years, spans 100,000 light-years, and rules over trillions of people.
It was once immensely powerful and prosperous, but then it decayed over time, and finally collapsed.
In order to save human civilization, people of insight have established bases to preserve the spark of science and technology.
Crises hit one after another, and the small base struggled to fight, but also gradually rose and grew in the confrontation.
This is an incomparably grand story, and it doesn't reflect the reality of every ordinary person.
There are always bumps in the future, and reality inevitably hits critically, and no one can avoid it.
But after reading the "Galactic Empire: Base Seven-Part Series", you will be able to find the rules of survival for ordinary people in 2024.
On the back side of the prosperity, it is the crisis.
The story begins with the Galactic Empire thriving after centuries of rebellion.
Chuantuo, the capital of the empire, is even more peaceful and prosperous.
It monopolizes one planet. The gleaming metal dome covers the entire planet's surface, creating a confined space.
Inside, the artificially controlled climate is always pleasant, with tall metal buildings lining up and neon lights at night.
Every day, tens of thousands of spaceships fly in from other worlds to bring in food and livelihood items, and then take away the garbage here.
With 40 billion people living comfortably, almost no one wants to leave under the dome.
The only discord is Dr. Shelton "Crow's Beak".
He openly proclaimed that the Empire's capital would be destroyed within three centuries, and that the Galactic Empire had already begun to decline, and that it would gradually enter an age of degraded civilization and endless warfare.
These statements infuriated those in power.
They pronounced a verdict to exile Sheldon and his followers, more than 20,000 families, to Endpoint Star at the edge of the galaxy.
Although it has soil and atmosphere, it lacks natural resources such as metals, and has never been inhabited before.
The preparation time for the exiles was only six months.
From an outsider's point of view, this is simply **, but this is the result of Shelton's plan.
It turned out that Shelton himself had pioneered a discipline called psychohistory, using mathematical models to study entire human populations.
Shelton realizes that beneath the façade of prosperity, the empire is already in crisis
The rise of bureaucracy, the stagnation of class mobility, the decline of people's enterprising spirit, and the sharp decline of curiosity ......
The fall of empires is inevitable, and technology and civilization will regress dramatically.
Only by leading scientists to an isolated place, compiling encyclopedias without interruption, and continuing knowledge and culture, can he hope to shorten the age of barbarism from 30,000 years to 1,000 years, and then rebuild the Second Empire and return mankind to peace and civilization.
Sure enough, not long after Sheldon left the capital city of Chuantuo, the situation in the galaxy was in turmoil, and technology gradually declined.
The vast empire is torn apart and irretrievably entered the age of barbarism.
The tragedy of the empire is staggering, but it is more worthy of everyone's warning.
The real crisis in life often does not come from the trough and ups and downs, but after enjoying the honor.
Some people are admitted to famous schools and famous enterprises all the way, and they are dazzling, until they are laid off in middle age, only to find that their skills are aging and it is difficult to find a job.
Some people become popular for a while, and their words and deeds are unscrupulous. I didn't know regret until I stepped on the red line and was punished.
Long-term smooth sailing will make people lazy to reflect on problems and shortcomings.
When you are used to staying in your comfort zone, you don't know that there is a lot of change outside the circle.
When the tide of the times roars away, they can only stay in the shallows and struggle in vain.
Only when a person knows how to be prepared for danger in times of peace can he calmly deal with all the difficulties in life.
A person's dependence.
And his grave.
Under Shelton's leadership, scientists who moved to Endpoint established Encyclopedia Base No. 1.
Although Shelton was already seriously ill, he died after not being able to support him for long.
Others are still compiling the book step by step.
But in the fiftieth year, a crisis fell from the sky.
Nearby Anacreon declared itself a kingdom and threatened Endpoint with force into submission.
Scientists are at a loss and can only hope that Sheldon will use "psychohistory" to deduce the crisis and leave a picture to inform the solution.
But in the expiring appearance, Sheldon says that the encyclopedia is just a façade.
His real purpose was to build two bases that would serve as seeds for the revival of civilization and take on the task of building the Second Empire.
The second base is said to be "on the other side of the galaxy", and no one knows the truth.
The mission of the first base on the endpoint satellite is to develop independently without understanding the specific content of psychohistory.
It will encounter a series of crises that conform to the laws of history, and it will also gradually become stronger in confrontation.
The threat from a powerful neighbor is the first crisis, and the solution is to take advantage of the advantages of the first base.
Mayor Harding of Endpoint Star understood Shelton's words.
The first base still has nuclear power.
After a long period of stagnation in comfort and innovation, energy technology in Anacreon and the surrounding kingdoms has degraded into the oil age.
On the condition of scientific and technological assistance, Harding maneuvered among several strong neighbors to keep the endpoint star independent.
With his help, the kingdom of Anacleon grew rapidly, with nuclear power plants, hospitals, factories, ......and a nuclear backlight for the king, the "Spiritual Light".
And the king who had a "spiritual light" to protect his body on important occasions was soon worshipped and obeyed by the people as a "demigod".
Strength fostered the ambitions of the kingdom's rulers, who were not satisfied with Harding's control of aid, but planned to capture the first base and take possession of everything.
But he didn't expect that Harding had already responded in advance.
Harding had already packaged science as magic, establishing religions in several kingdoms, and the base as a religious "holy place".
Technicians are trained as priests, and various religious ceremonies are held while holding key materials such as generators and medicines to cure cancer.
The populace was religious, and several kings were included in the religious system.
When the kingdom of Anacleon clashed with the Holy Land, the country's clergy immediately defected, and the populace was furious.
Harding didn't move a single soldier, and the kingdom of Anacleon was completely defeated.
What a ridiculous farce this is, and what a shocking reality.
How many people have leaned against the platform to call for wind and rain, thinking that they have strong connections.
It wasn't until I left the platform to start my own business that I found that the smiling faces were all white-eyed.
How many people have made a lot of money from the dividends of the wind, and they thought that their strength was extraordinary.
When the tuyere turns, no matter how unwilling you are, you can only fall into the dust.
Lü's Spring and Autumn said that defeat is greater than not knowing it.
External forces can only hold up for a while, but they can't shelter for a lifetime.
Only by keeping a clear mind and striving to improve one's own value can we firmly control the initiative in life.
Life is never a step-by-step process.
Everyone has to adapt to the situation.
Hundreds of years have passed, and the First Base has survived four crises in succession.
The Sheldon apparition appears four times, each time fitting the time.
On the fifth occasion, Sheldon appeared**, and the powerful merchants clashed with the excessively centralized **, and a civil war broke out between the two sides.
But the reality is that although the contradictions exist, they have not yet fermented into war.
The looming crisis at the first base is a genetically mutant man named "Mule".
He has great mental strength and can manipulate the emotions of others.
He single-handedly established power and led a large army to invade the base.
This perverse factor, which goes beyond the "psychohistorical" model, does not appear in Shelton's solution.
The way the mule attacks is even more incredible.
He disguises himself as a clown early and encounters the base girl Bethai and her husband, pretending to be rescued by them.
Bethai and his wife were invited to ** Shelton to appear, and the mule came with them.
He quietly activated the mental force field, took control of the base**, and made them surrender to his army, and the base fell.
Only the Bettay couple and the psychologist Meate escaped, fleeing to a peripheral trading world.
The mule still pretended to be a clown, and conquered the world in the same way.
Bethai and the others fled again, fleeing to the former capital of Chuantuo, which had already declined.
They want to find clues from the library and ask for help from the second base.
The mule remained with him, quietly controlling everything, and as soon as the clues to the second base appeared, he could set off to conquer the organization.
The plan seems foolproof, and the only flaw is Bethai.
It turned out that the mule was born deformed and suffered from cold eyes, but only Betay always treated him gently without knowing his identity.
The mule enjoyed the beauty and could not bear to pollute it with mental control.
The free-willed Betay has deduced the truth from the clues.
She shoots and kills Meate before he can name the location of Base 2, ruining the mule's plans.
The second base also bought time and set up **.
They pretended to be spotted by mules and pretended to be attacked into their lair.
In fact, it was to lure the mule to come, to turn him into a pacifist with mental power, and to completely forget about the second base.
In this way, the mule gave up the expansion, and the second base survived the difficulties.
It's a thrilling story and a fable that fits the moment.
In 2024, workers will be more involuted, the industry reshuffle will intensify, and the shadow of bankruptcy and layoffs will loom over their heads, and everyone just wants to seek stability and consolidation.
But the world is impermanent, leading enterprises will go bankrupt, the tuyere track may collapse, and there will be a once and for all.
Darwin said that in the jungle, it is often not the tallest and strongest that survives, but the species that responds the fastest to change.
Don't expect to make a choice that will take you for the rest of your life, improvisation is the only right decision.
No matter how perfect the plan is, it can't keep up with the rapid changes in reality.
Break the limitations of the past and always take a step forward, so that you can dance calmly in the times.
How difficult it is for yourself.
in order not to be embarrassed by life.
After the death of the mule, the first base was quickly revived.
At this time, many people learned about the existence of the second base, and they also knew that its members were all psychologists with strong mental power.
As a result, the people of the first base who have experienced the mule crisis either can't stand the psychologist becoming the ruling layer and hate the second base.
Either they are psychologically dependent on the second base, believing that there is always a helping party at critical moments.
Either way, it would cause its behavior to deviate from the mathematical model, bankrupting the Shelton plan.
In order to return the first base to a state of independent development, the second base came up with an almost crazy plan.
On this day, the young man Amsoil came to Base 1 to visit Bettay's son, Darryl, an authority on neuroelectricity.
They organized a small group with the aim of finding a second base.
The adults' secret discussion aroused the intense curiosity of Darryl's 14-year-old daughter, Agatya.
She boldly follows one of the members to the mule's old home in search of clues.
Although he found nothing, he accidentally found an undercover agent of the second base, and also sensed that the other party was going to deal with him.
In order not to disturb her family, Agatya fled to the distant Chuan Tuo, but by chance, she solved the puzzle of the second base.
She sent a message to her father: "Circles have no ends. ”
Darryl read the hint: it turned out that the "other side of the galaxy" was underfoot, and the second base had been at the endpoint.
He also discovered that Amsoil was an undercover agent at Base 2. Under the means of coercion, Amsoil confessed to other lists.
A total of fifty "members of the Second Base" were captured and then executed.
It seems that the first base has won a big victory, but in fact, the second base has used the death of these fifty volunteers to cut off the connection between the two bases.
Without the support of the first base, the great cause of rebuilding the Second Empire can be carried out more resolutely.
The second base is again hidden. They learned their lessons, acted more carefully, and studied psychohistory more deeply.
Although many years later, a higher life form, planetary group life, appeared, and the galactic civilization was directed in another direction.
But the Shelton Project did continue the flame of civilization and greatly shortened the age of barbarism.
This is the truth of life, there is pain, there is growth.
It's just that one person's experience is bound to be limited, but the challenges are varied.
Instead of suffering from the difficulties of life at the end of the day, it is better to take the initiative to turn on the hard mode and polish yourself in advance.
Find the flaws in cognition in the review, and constantly seek breakthroughs.
Improving the goal forces the growth of skills, so that the value is irreplaceable.
Host Liang Ning said that the group of people with the highest achievements have a very important talent - to keep themselves in a slight sense of pain at all times.
A person can only be willing to be ruthless to himself, and his ability to force him to continue to leap.
Only then can we have the strength to go to the east of the times and ride the wind and waves forever.
The entire "Galactic Empire: Base Seven Parts" is a history of human self-help.
There is always a "law" that runs across it:
People will slowly become numb, stagnate, and even decline in comfort; It was not until the crisis broke out that they rose up to save themselves, and then entered the next round of the cycle of comfort-crisis-self-help.
The year 2024 that has arrived is not destined to be too easy.
Economic growth is sluggish, and scientific and technological development is accelerating. The industry iteration is more intense, and everyone will face greater variables.
In the face of the unknown, instead of being confused, it is better to calm down and cultivate yourself.
Take the initiative to break out of the cognitive cocoon and try to keep up with the world outside your comfort zone.
Rise to the challenge to change yourself and continue to refine your core values.
Give it a thumbs up, grow up in the crisis, transform in response to disasters, and take the initiative to take the uneven road, so that the future will be smooth and open.
Author: Insight Shuyin.