Chapter 658 Low-end population and high-end population
The contradiction between the development of productivity and the compatibility between jobs is a long-term problem.
During the Earth period, many similar situations have occurred: the large-scale application of automation equipment has led to the laid-off of a large number of workers, and those capitalists who have made money will not use the money they have worked hard to support laid-off workers for free.
If a billionaire is asked to spend five million to do charity, in order to gain a good reputation, the rich man might agree.
But if the rich man wants to donate most of the profits he earns every year to support the poor, he will 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 the entire society does not have enough jobs, so they lose their source of income.
As a result, the entire society naturally lacks domestic demand and overcapacity.
Without demand, commodity prices plummeted, and capitalists went bankrupt naturally.
This is the origin of the economic crisis and social unrest.
In order to prevent this phenomenon from happening periodically, the once earth civilization tried to forcibly create jobs. The robots were good and the error rate was very low, but the jobs could not disappear. No matter how technology developed, there must be someone in this service position, otherwise, the store would not be opened.
This method is widely used in low-end service and labor-intensive industries. It is like a driverless bus that needs to be paired with an emergency driver, a ticket seller, and maybe a security guard. This creates three positions at once, and the effect is pretty good.
These professions do not require any skills, and they can be started after a while of training. The government forces arranging a large number of unemployed people, which can save a lot of trouble.
This is what the earth's civilization does.
At this point, Captain Feng said: "This method of forcing intensive labor positions can stabilize society and create a large number of jobs, but... it's too bad, really!"
"Everyone, what era is it?"
Zhang Yuan's heart moved and stroked his hair. The questioning was a bit interesting.
The main body of the new human civilization is the planned economic model. Most means of production are publicly owned, and there will be no so-called economic crisis. Government departments can also raise a large number of idle people.
However, the unemployment rate of 1 billion people, even if it is 10 million unemployed people, is a terrible number!
There are not enough people, and there are too many people, and there are too many people and the competition is too high, making it more difficult to manage. This is the reality in front of you.
"And 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, it will become more difficult for various disciplines to develop in depth. Our society is still difficult to do, and all of them are high-end people."
On the other hand, the highest-end positions in the new human civilization are limited.
Unreal Laboratory, this highest-end laboratory, currently has more than 5,000 researchers.
If the population expands by 6 times, will it expand to 30,000?
Of course, there is no need. There is a lot of research. It is not that the more people, the better. If there are too many people, it will be bad things and must be controlled within a reasonable range.
According to Zhang Yuan's estimate, it is enough for the Explanation of Unreal Laboratory to at most 10,000 people, and there is no need to come again.
Some people think that "new illusion laboratories can be formed and competitive relationships can be formed."
This plan can indeed create many high-end positions, but two or three research groups can be considered a healthy competition. Setting up ten groups to study the same large project is a waste of resources, and it is even more troublesome to control and supervise.
"So after the population is expanded, the current population panic problem can be greatly solved, but various contradictions will inevitably arise. How can this problem be solved?"
Immediately afterwards, a population expert stood up and spoke, saying that after careful estimates, 880-1 billion people are a relatively suitable state of civilization, etc., and various positions can compete fully, but will not compete excessively.
"We really can't create as many high-end jobs as many as 6 times, and low-end jobs are not needed, but what is expanding is only the middle-level population. The rugby-type social model is very stable and there is nothing to worry about."
"If there is insufficient competition for a long time, it is not a good thing. Human beings are a creature that requires external force to force. If there is insufficient competition, it is easy to cause slackness. This is also the main reason why the free trade monetary system has not been abolished under the planned economic system."
However, how to solve the low-end population of 10 or 20 million in the future is still a problem.
Various debates followed.
As the discussion was discussed, some experts started arguing over the issue of "whether arranging a cashier in the store is beneficial to the new human civilization."
Some people think that "looking at a store with low-tech work is better than eating social welfare when doing nothing", while others believe that if this phenomenon really occurs, it will undoubtedly be a social regression!
As a result, some people say that the nature of some staff in the community is actually no different from that of cashiers. In today's intelligence of information, the number of staff in these community can be cut off at least half!
Some people also think that "there is no need to worry about low-end jobs, as long as you are willing to work, it is a good thing. The development of level 4 civilization and all walks of life is required for 1 billion people... However, the macro level and micro level have different directions of operation. Our universities need to expand enrollment, and we can also relieve the pressure on jobs by extending compulsory education."
It was noisy, and Zhang Yuan was dizzy when he heard all the statements and just wanted to sleep, so he simply yawned and squinted his eyes.
"I really want to eat the golden spicy chicken roasted rice burger made by Lin Xuanxuan...why send her a text message and ask her to make one?"
I didn't have to press my phone with my fingers. I thought about it for a moment and sent the text message.
I vaguely heard Captain Feng slap the table and say loudly: "...the population base has expanded and the material conditions have improved, and the number of people who are not motivated will increase! Differentiate what should be differentiated, eliminate what 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, it's like two species...Educate with virtual world..."
"Aren't there two species that live for seventy or eighty years, and those that live for five or six hundred or even one thousand years?"
“…What’s wrong with despising those despised people?”
"But there is no clear division of contempt! How to despise it quantitatively? Despise one with good grades and poor grades? Then you despise one with a large number of contempt!"
Chapter completed!