🎙️ Petit Petit Summit (25) The Davos Mindset (Part 4)

March 7, 2023 — Part 4

The Limits and Illusions of a Global Society

Goro: What I don’t get is that the current population reduction plan seems almost random—it doesn't seem to discriminate. Whether it’s genetic injections or armed conflicts, there doesn't seem to be a system to ensure talented people survive. It feels like races, age groups, and professions are all being thinned out at an average rate. Isn't that a bit too sloppy?

Yūdai: Perhaps it's because leaving only the talented would threaten their own power. They control the world as it is now. They can utilize the high-tech equipment and biotechnology created by a handful of brilliant minds. Their goal is likely just to reduce the population while maintaining this current structure.

Allan: I see, that might be it. Also, perhaps they are simply in the middle of an experiment. There are plenty of people who seem perfectly fine after getting the genetic injections—at least for now. The human body is complex, so even if you apply the same risk, the factors that separate life and death are intricately intertwined and can't be easily calculated. They might be watching to see under what conditions people survive.

Yūdai: Or perhaps it's a form of genetic culling—the idea that only the strong species should survive.

Allan: That’s another way to look at it. Since they ultimately want to control both birth and death at will, it’s possible they are trying to preserve individuals who can withstand repeated artificial insemination and genetic manipulation.

Goro: Because they can kill whenever they want? That’s terrifying...

Yūdai: To them, all humans other than themselves are just resources and materials, so it’s natural for them to think that way. It’s the same mindset as farming or livestock. You select individuals that survived pests or cold weather, crossbreed them, and try to create a hardy variety. That’s the idea.

Goro: And if you harvest too much and the value drops, you just throw them away...

Allan: Or you create varieties that react to specific pesticides. To increase the number of humans who move exactly as intended, they make entertainment and personal proclivities easy to manage. While preaching a "diverse society," they are actually training people at the root level to react to simple stimuli. They are simplifying art and philosophy as well.

Yūdai: The world is already becoming like that. But I wonder if it will really go that smoothly. Among the survivors, there will likely be many who aren't easily deceived. Isn't a battle with those people waiting for them?

Goro: What does your prophecy say, Yūdai-san? Will there be such a war in the world after the population has decreased?

Yūdai: I can't see that far. Perhaps my spiritual power is waning, but I can't see "humans" in the future world lately.

Goro: Is it because humanity has gone extinct?

Yūdai: No, I’m not sure. What I’ve been feeling lately is the presence of natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis. It might be quite close. As early as this spring... right about now... I have a premonition that the earth will shake along with the cherry blossoms before summer arrives.

Goro: Oh, come on! Please don't say that!

Yūdai: These visions of the land and sea occasionally float to the surface, but I don't see any human figures in those pictures. I don't know why. However, I sometimes feel as though I’m enveloped in a sensation of fine, sparkling dust floating in the air.

Allan: Sparkling dust in the air? That’s intriguing. You don't mean volcanic ash or something?

Yūdai: It’s not something that concrete. You could call it dust that’s invisible to the eye, but I feel that even we, talking like this now, are likely inside that dust.

Goro: Is it something spiritual?

Yūdai: Hmm, you could say that. The dust is of various colors, and not of the same kind. It possesses countless individualities. You could say they are overlapping...

Allan: I think I understand. Like the world of quantum mechanics? This invisible dust gathers to form the world...

Yūdai: That might be it. In other words, there isn't just one world. The world I see and the worlds Ishikof-san or Goro-kun see are different things. They are overlapping. Because the overlapping parts are the world we see in common, we believe we are in the same world. But in reality, we are living in separate worlds. The same can be said for all humans and living creatures in the world. The world seen by Pochi the dog is entirely different from the world seen by its owner, but because their worlds overlap, they can interact in that overlapping area. They can exchange food, commands, or affection.

Allan: I get it, I totally get that.

Goro: Ishikof-san, you talk about that kind of thing a lot too, don't you?

Allan: Yeah, exactly. It matches my worldview perfectly.

Yūdai: For a prophet like me, I occasionally catch glimpses of the parts that don't overlap. Since time and space don't overlap there, I sometimes see what the future holds for this world. Having lived for a long time, I’ve come to understand my own individuality in that way. At the same time, it seems the inspiration I had in my youth has all but withered away now.

Allan: Isn't that for the best? It would be painful to die with the future still visible.

Yūdai: True. I’m more at ease now than when I was young. And what I think is that people like Gates and Schwab likely cannot see this "overlapping" world. Not only can they not see it, they’ve probably never even considered it. To them, there is only one world. Because there is only one, they believe they can control it. But the world isn't such a simple thing.

Goro: This has turned into an incredible conversation. Yūdai-san, you really are amazing.

Yūdai: What, you’re only just realizing that now?