Hidden Yao Era

"Huh, will the waiter just complain about the user?" Sonia whispered to Castor.

Casto said, "Yes, she defaulted to you as a civilian, so she doesn't have a sense of hierarchy. And you're not a nobleman. It was not illegal for commoners to verbally sarcastically ridicule and ridicule the aristocracy, and the law guaranteed freedom of speech to everyone. "

The waiter came over to Sonia after debugging the machine and said, "Can I see your identity information?"

Sonia handed her ID card to the waiter.

"Oh, you're an officer, and you've made a difference in this Martian campaign. Then you have the right to buy the goods here, please go here, all the clothes and jewelry on the screen can be tried on, try on. And your points can buy more than 50 pieces of clothes and shoes. "

"Hahaha, 50 pieces? That's an exaggeration, how can you use so much. "

"Is this also a device that simulates the sensation of clothes and shoes?"

"Yes. Let me take a look at your body information. Well, 86-58-89. Pick it and call me, and I'll get it for you. After the waiter finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at Sonya's chest, revealing a little jealousy.

"By the way, isn't this device harmful to the body? It's supposed to simulate the touch through the temperature of the laser, right? Doesn't it burn the skin?"

"Rest assured, there is no quality problem with this instrument. The waiter said with some confusion.

"I'm just trying to figure out how it works. That way I can rest assured. "

"I can't explain it, it's technically complicated. Take off your clothes, go to the fitting room over there. The waiter's tone seemed a little stiff at this time.

"Alright then, I'll pick out the clothes first. Sonia then looked at Castor and said, "Don't you want to help me pick out my clothes?"

"Ah, is that convenient? You'll be ...... for a while

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Sonia pulled Kasto over and whispered to him, "You've seen it all night, why are you still here to be shy?" Casto smiled a little awkwardly and walked into the fitting room.

Sonia on the fitting device swiped across the screen, different styles of clothes on her body. Castor, who was on the side, looked at Sonia who was constantly changing her look, he sometimes made eye contact with Sonya, smiled and watched the pretty Sonia change her sometimes innocent and sometimes sexy outfit on the fitting device.

"Okay, I chose these two clothes and shoes. Sonia said to the waitress after choosing.

"What? You only chose these two pieces? You can buy a little more, I see that your points account is very rich." "

"But if you want to buy that much, it will cost you a lot of Proxima Centauri. "

"Are you short of money? We can provide a loan with an interest rate of only 5 thousandths!"

"I'm not short of money, I just don't want to spend too much money on it. I'd rather buy some out-of-print e-books and music than spend so much money on clothes. "

"Ahh And we civilians can't understand it, we can't appreciate it. "

"Can't you appreciate it?"

"yes, but I don't want to appreciate it either. With so many words and so much complex music, I feel tired to watch and listen to. "

"Hahaha, I see. But I don't really need so many clothes. "

"Aren't you needy, these are very fashionable styles! they are all styles that the nobility likes!"

"Hee-hee, I only buy what I like. Sonia said.

"Why, isn't having so many things the same as being a nobleman?"

"Why should I be like a nobleman, do I need to prove anything?" asked Sonia rhetorically.

"This ......

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"Settle the bill, Mr. Castor?" Sonia said to Castor.

"I'll be happy to settle the bill for you, miss!" Casto said.

Sonia walked out of the store wearing a light blue ruffle dress with a wrap and a pair of white sandals. Casto looked at Sonia and said, "It's not that hot now." Sonia replied: "It's not so hot, but I don't feel very comfortable, why is the waiter's service attitude so bad?"

"Because the goods here are not sold. Compared with the things in the aristocratic stores, the product styles here are all popular among the aristocratic class before, and the prices are relatively low. Wearing it out is generally considered a slightly outdated aristocratic fashion. Many commoners flocked here in pursuit of aristocracy, but after the war, many civilians left Mars, and there were far fewer civilians who came here to shop. "

"I have a general understanding of the structure and reasons for the formation of your society. "

"Oh, tell me?".

"I had the ability to try on everything over and over when I was trying on clothes, and I almost fell into it. I also thought that the various entertainment programs and knowledge courses on your smart watch made me very interested, and I felt that I couldn't finish watching it at all. It makes me forget that as a human being, there is a limit to what I can have, and no matter how long I can live, there is a limit to the wealth, goods, and even abilities I have. Even though food, clothing, housing and transportation are free, core goods and creative products still need to be purchased with Proxima Centauri, right?"

"I think your society is using liberalism to force human beings to oppress themselves. This liberalism tells us that anything can be done, and we are dominated by a new model of oppression. We are constantly squeezing ourselves to enjoy everything in the world, to do everything we think we can do, but we forget whether these things come from our own hearts. Human beings can certainly have the power to do everything, but they must recognize the relationship between the finitude of their own abilities and the infinity of their spirituality and desires. "

Therefore, true freedom should be to be clear about one's own abilities and intentions, to do things according to one's original desires and talents, and to let oneself live the most natural and comfortable life that can give full play to one's ability to create value. But under this kind of liberalism, human beings are constantly oppressing themselves, and their spirits are alienated into a kind of society expecting in a very hidden state. In the end, the whole society is constantly being driven to produce material wealth, but it does not ask everyone whether these material wealth is what they really want. "

"In this modern society, it is easy for people to indulge their infinite minds. Science and the commodity economy are prone to forgetting that their time is limited, their abilities are limited, and their perception is also limited. People often use their precious limited energy to chase infinite values that are actually invaluable. It's a shame that they're spending their precious Proxima Centauri Coins on goods that look beautiful but don't bring real value to their lives. "

"Desires and anxieties are constantly expanding, because the emptiness of the heart needs to be constantly compensated for outwardly. When you are firm in your own existence and needs, there is no need to ask for so much from the outside. It is a point of no return to fill the endless expansion of internal desires and anxieties with the material of the external world. Even the endless Lagrange points in the universe are constantly hopping in search of material compensation, and this desire cannot be satisfied. Perhaps the impoverishment of people's hearts can be achieved by changing culture and education?" asked Castor after thinking.

"No, it's up to you, everyone has to find the answer in their hearts, find the value that really belongs to themselves, and then they can resist the temptation of this liberalism. "

"Yes, but it's not easy. "

"Yes, that waiter is the one who doesn't want to find an answer. I think your education has consciously or unconsciously separated the education of the commoners from the education of the aristocracy, right? I think the intellectual barriers that education brings are terrible. Some people seem to be able to read the same words and use the same tools, but they can't understand the deeper logic and laws in their brains. Lack of awareness of the basic connections of things. Obviously living on the same planet, obviously walking on the same streets, and the power on the surface does not seem to be much different, but the world in people's brains is permanently separated. "

"And I've seen your entertainment and music for more than a month, these things can be said to be unnutritious, they can only bring people pleasure and temporary pleasure. However, it is very easy for people to indulge in it, but if they want to go further mentally, they need to get rid of this low happiness. If people do not have a solid understanding, it is easy to fall into the pleasure brought by entertainment and vulgar games, and they are unable to think deeply. At the same time, the values of society continue to increase the anxiety of the common people, expanding their desires to pursue some lifestyle that seems to be easy to equal to the aristocracy. Let them constantly consume their mental power and at the same time constantly consume their wealth in commodities, so that the common people will not pose any threat to the upper classes, either mentally or materially. To get out of this quagmire, you need to think outside the framework of your own knowledge. However, in order to maintain social stability, the spirit of these people has long been solidified in their class by the media, popular art and values in society. "

But why are civilians swayed by these external propaganda? It is precisely because they are spiritually impoverished, and their knowledge, ideas, and values are completely disorganized. Therefore they are swayed by the world. Society tells them to go wherever they want, like a flock of sheep. Even though legally they had the same power and security as the nobility, they were forever separated spiritually. Even their unbridled sarcasm and ridicule of the aristocracy may obscure the actual inequality between them. It is the sorrow of modern society that the material is so rich and the spirit is so poor. "

"Yes, civilians are swayed by material desires and practical anxieties, and have no time or mental space to think, so they can only be arranged by society to arrange their lives. There are very few civilians who can jump out of this strange circle. "

"There can't be too many of them, otherwise society will be in chaos, isn't it? Commoners are sheep trapped in the cocoon of knowledge, and their simple thoughts ensure that they can obediently provide for the nobility and the state, and maintain the stability of the national class. And this does not cause any superficial tearing and pain, all stratification is carried out imperceptibly. Alas, though, I don't understand why civilians still need to do these boring jobs. Your society has developed to the point where most things can be replaced by intelligent devices, right?"

"Because, human beings still need human warmth in the service industry and some manufacturing industries, and the aristocracy also needs lower human services to maintain their self-esteem and status. In modern society, the ambiguity and superficial equality of political rights between commoners and nobles have increased the psychological needs of nobles to suppress commoners in some scenes. I'm ashamed, but I suddenly realized that I also have this need for self-esteem, and I do have pleasure when being served by these people. It is true that people should do more creative things, but if everyone does creative things, what will society be transformed into?".