Chapter 167 The Difference Between Release and Exploitation

Suddenly, Green Pepper slammed his hand on the table.

The noise caused all the teacups around to clang and rattle.

He then noticed the thing still on the table, immediately frowned, and changed the subject:

"Who arranged this? They're all perfectly capable people, why do they need someone to serve them water?"

Are they superior to others, or are they disabled in their hands and feet or something? If they are disabled, why don't we see disabled people on the street being served tea and water?

"They gave each of them a bottle of mineral water when they came in. Could they have gotten poisoned from drinking that?"

Upon hearing his words, the logistics staff immediately rushed over, looking dejected, and took away the tools for serving people.

Then, Green Pepper slammed his hand on the table again and continued the original topic:

"Why can rockets go up into the sky, but it's so hard to stop the machines in a factory during the night shift?"

Because some of them have a knack for exploiting the vulnerabilities of the lower classes.

With such a group of scoundrels counting silver for them day and night, what reason do they have to slow down the speed of counting silver?

If it were me, I wouldn't stop either.

Unfortunately, fate did not allow me to have such a heart!

So the second reason is that people at the bottom of society are both shrewd and 'spoiled'.

The "splash" that was forced upon us, the "splash" that created a vicious cycle.

For example, if you pay three dollars to carry a basket of vegetables, I'll pay two dollars if I'm starving.

If you don't do it, plenty of people will be waiting to eat and do it.

So the reason is that the cost of living is too high.

Why is it so high?

Because a person's life consists of four basic elements: clothing, food, shelter, and transportation.

Those who benefit from the status quo only make "clothing and food" commonplace, but they raise "housing and transportation" to a very high level.

Thus, the majority of people will neither starve nor freeze to death, but they will have to pay for expensive housing and transportation throughout their lives.

This is used to extract productivity and extract wealth.

To put it bluntly, things are still the same as they were during the slave era. It's simple, crude, and just a change in name only.

Therefore, from the moment I say this, all regions of the planet must make "housing and transportation" affordable and accessible to the general public within a month.

Especially with housing, the number of existing houses you buy far exceeds the number of households by many times. The production capacity of various building materials is so excessive that it's beyond belief.

Why is housing so expensive despite the oversupply?

Because a minority of people use their own interests to dictate people's livelihoods!

Controlling people's livelihoods is equivalent to controlling productivity.

Therefore, only when the cost of living is low will people not be forced to commit "splashing".

Of course, if someone else "splashes" then, then they really "splash."

At this point, the screen was filled with comments expressing various forms of support for the house issue.

Green Pepper glanced at the comments section, but wasn't happy that they were all supporting him.

Instead, he frowned and said to his supporters:

"Alright, stop clapping and cheering. In the current civilized world, there are few good people among you; you are all potential beneficiaries."

You applaud because you can't afford a house.

Once you can afford to buy and own a house, you will naturally hope that house prices will rise.

Even if you live there your whole life and never sell it, you still hope the house will become more and more valuable. If the house becomes less valuable, you will also object.

Because if the house becomes valuable, it means that the assets you own have increased in value.

What is this called? This is another form of people trampling on each other, people being "foolish" on each other.

In terms of natural phenomena, this means that big fish eat small fish.

Ultimately, the problem lies in the teaching methods, which produce individuals who are intelligent but lack wisdom, selfish, and morally bankrupt.

This has always been the case; they have always been manipulated by those with vested interests.

And remember again, what those who benefit from the system are exploiting isn't a weakness of human nature, but rather a consequence of the teaching methods being so flawed that most of the people they produce are intelligent but lack wisdom.

It's taking advantage of the stupidity of the majority!

The phrase "human weaknesses" has been used to confuse people for centuries, making them believe that these are inherent flaws of humankind, irreversible, and even that this is how the world should be.

This has led people to believe that the plight of those at the bottom of society is due to human weaknesses, and some even attribute it to karma and reincarnation.

When people are stupid, what foolish or outrageous things can't they do? If they do, isn't that what we call human weakness?

If people aren't stupid, who would believe all the lies fabricated by those who have already benefited from the system? How could they continue to benefit?

Therefore, those who benefit from the system will always want people to believe in the idea of ​​"human weaknesses" so that they can use it for their own purposes.

After being scolded and taught a lesson, Qingjiao finished speaking and, while drinking the hot water he brought to brew goji berries, there were very few comments on the screen.

Perhaps, at that moment, everyone on the twin stars was pondering: "Human weaknesses" can be understood in this way; if so, then these so-called "human weaknesses" can also be overcome.

After drinking the water, Green Pepper spat out a goji berry and said, somewhat absentmindedly:

Where were we...?

Oh right, what are your thoughts on making clothing, food, housing, and transportation completely affordable for ordinary people? Feel free to type them in the chat.

[Free room allocation would be best.]

The first set of comments was released shortly afterward, and it received high support.

[Yes, there are so many vacant houses around the world, left unoccupied and unused. They should be made available to everyone.]

The second group followed, with even higher support.

At this point, Green Pepper didn't want to read any further and interrupted directly:

"You people, you get the benefits and then you act innocent."

How about we offer free meals and assign each of you a robot nanny so you can be served food?

Democratization doesn't mean free; it means lowering the minimum standard to one that ordinary people can easily afford.

Moreover, it absolutely cannot be free. If it is free, what will those who cheat and shirk their responsibilities think? Everyone will be able to eat and be lazy, and the advantages they have calculated will disappear. Wouldn't that be taking away their livelihood?

Ultimately, the reason why there are so many cunning and deceitful people is still a problem with teaching, as everything is interconnected with teaching.

Lowering the cost of living doesn't mean you have no costs. Having a cost of living puts pressure on people to work and create value.

Hardworking people get better and better off; this is the original intention of striving in life.

However, when it comes to this original intention, humanity has entered a dead end.

In pursuit of development, each district exploited this initial intention to endlessly exploit people's productivity.

This is not desirable.

We should unleash human productivity, not exploit it.

I'll write this down in a notebook later.

I came here to hear about reducing working hours, but suddenly there's so much explosive knowledge to share.

[Stop talking, everyone. Let me first ask the Holy King what "releasing productivity" means, and how it differs from "exploitation."]

Yes, same question.

At first, the comments section was in chaos because of what Qingjiao said, until everyone started asking the same question.

Green pepper then seized the opportunity to explain:

"First, let's talk about what exploitation is."

It's actually a matter of intellectual poverty among the "planners" in each district.

You think about it, how much more knowledgeable can people who come from the same education system be than ordinary people?

Don't claim to have seen the "outside world." Even the "outermost world" is nothing more than the mountains and rivers of this planet, with similar cultural landscapes.

Therefore, their thoughts are difficult to transcend the mundane realities of this planet.

Therefore, their understanding of productivity is at best a legacy and summary passed down from generation to generation, varying only in form and substance due to different levels of technology.

It's simply about getting people to work, and then transforming the value generated from that work into various forms to achieve development.

The more people work and the longer they work, the more value they can allocate and transform, and the faster the development will be.

So, if you, the ones watching on the screen, were the planners, what would you be thinking?

Be honest.

[Got it, a donkey that's been harnessed won't work if it doesn't pull the millstone.]

I understand now. Having an electric millstone isn't enough; the donkey is still there, and I can't let it sit idle.

[Continuing from above, both machines and donkeys do the work, maximizing efficiency. This is the essence of technology; whether technology is present or not, the donkey will still have to work.]

"Your summary is more insightful than mine."

Green pepper made a "six" gesture and shook it three times.