"A big stick in one hand and a carrot in the other. This is the ideal state of war or political struggle. "Dum voiced his thoughts to the big shots of the Illuminati.
"Judging from the strategy that the United States has implemented over the years, this strategy is feasible. We have a big stick. Although it is dangerous, it is indeed a weapon that can threaten the opponent (Ma Yinglong Ointment's unlimited power enhanced version). This weapon is a bit dangerous. If it is used, it will kill both the enemy and ourselves. So we should solve the problem (invasion) in a gentler (silent) way. "Dr. Dum's smile was meaningful.
"Through the interrogation of Messiah and the other Skylu people, we learned about the Skylu's social form. They occupy most of the areas of the Andromeda Constellation, and there are other civilizations in the Andromeda Constellation. However, these civilizations are developing in a different direction from the Skylu people, and the technological resources they need do not overlap with the Skylu people, so they can still survive. "
"The Skylu civilization does not have a large number of people, and they pursue an elite strategy. This is just like how the resources needed to raise a citizen in a developed country are much more than the resources needed to raise a citizen in a poor country. "What Dum said was right.
For example, the resources spent by a middle-class child in the United States from birth to graduation from college were likely to be more than what a family of three in many poor countries could earn in a lifetime. This manifested itself in every way, in visible and invisible places.
The per capita electricity consumption of developed countries, led by the United States, was three to seven times that of the per capita electricity consumption of developing China, and ten to twenty times that of the per capita electricity consumption of poor countries.
In terms of food intake, the proportion of beef, eggs, milk, cheese, and other foods consumed by the middle class in Europe and America was very high. Every four kilograms of grain could be converted into one kilogram of beef, five kilograms of grain could be raised into one kilogram of pork, and 2.5 kilograms of grain could be exchanged for one kilogram of chicken.
The average annual intake of various meat by Americans was as high as 175 kilograms, and the United States was not the country with the highest intake of meat in the world. The annual consumption of food by a person in a developed country might be enough for a family in a developed country and a family in a poor country in a year.
As a chef, Li Jie was all too clear about the operating procedures of American and European kitchens. Although it was rare to waste a lot of food when eating in European and American restaurants, especially high-end restaurants, the majority of the waste in Europe and America was actually in the kitchen.
For the sake of taste and aesthetics, a good steak would be pre-processed before it was put into the pot. This included plastic surgery, shaving off the unsightly corners, excess fat, connected fascia, and some of the corner flesh. The meat would be thrown away, and many vegetables would be treated the same way.
In European cuisine, only the most tender part of the asparagus tip is used. Sixty percent of the edible part of the whole asparagus is discarded. As for the fruits in the restaurant, in order to look good, they would only choose the most suitable parts to cut with a knife. This was to ensure that the taste and texture of a plate of fruits were the same, because only a small part of each fruit was selected. Some fruits were wasted up to 50%.
There was also a lot of waste when making chocolate products and syrups in dessert shops. Not every shop would recycle and use chocolate. In order to protect their brand, some shops were willing to dump the extra chocolate or recycle the ones that needed to be used because they were afraid that the previous chocolate and the new chocolate would not blend well.
Unbeknownst to these diners, the amount of food wasted in developed countries was astonishing. Just a dozen or so Western European countries with small populations, such as Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Holland, wasted enough food in a year to meet the entire rations of more than a billion people in Africa.
The more developed a country was, the more resources its people used. Because the more resources it used, the physical fitness, educational capital, health and so on of its citizens were better than that of poor countries. Because the stronger the citizens, the stronger the country. The poorer the country was, the less resources it had, the shorter life, the less education it had, and the worse the people were, the worse the country would be. This was like an endless loop, firmly tied to the development of various countries.
The big shots of the Illuminati had seen too many such things. Maybe they sometimes looked very unreliable, such as having a tea party and annihilating the Hydra a thousand miles away. But this group of people really had the world in their hearts, and they wanted to break these cages. And all of this was beginning to bear fruit. The earth was entering an era of rapid development, countless old systems and monopolies were being broken, and new opportunities were appearing in front of everyone. This era was fair to everyone, at least relatively fair. As long as one was diligent enough, one could seize the opportunity to make a career.
Perhaps the form of the Skulu civilization would be a reference for the progress of Earth's civilization.
"Elitism is the strategy of the Skulu people. An ordinary citizen in their civilization can possess resources equivalent to that of a country like the United States or China. A large amount of resources has made the elite education of the Skulu people very successful. However, under this kind of elite strategy, they have a very serious problem, and that is, they do not have enough mental construction. "Dr. Durm summarized his research on the Skylu people.
"Because of the extreme abundance of material resources, it led to their lack of spiritual construction. However, this shortcoming would not be apparent under normal circumstances. Only when there was a contrast would it be apparent. For example, to compare with Earth's culture. "Dum spread out his hands, and the 3D projection in the void made two lists appear in his hands.
"This is the development of our Earth's culture, and this is the development chart of their culture that I got from sampling the Skulu people. It can be seen that for a long time, their spiritual and cultural progress has been stagnant. I call this the state of 'when you have everything, you can't think of what you don't have'. "
"On the contrary, Earth's civilization has been struggling to survive. For a hundred thousand years or even longer, our people are still struggling to survive. Even today, there are still people in the world who don't have enough to eat or warm clothes. We need spiritual self-anesthesia too much. I found that there is no problem with the entertainment products on Earth being called spiritual drugs. "Dum said the core essence.
"Our entertainment products, whether it is novels, movies, games or other things. The essence of their core is to let people escape from reality and everything when they are entertained. To open up a small corner of your heart and hide yourself in it. Just like the secret base we set up in our childhood, hiding snacks and toys. Earth's entertainment products are actually highly addictive, but we are used to it, so we don't feel it. For example, staying up late to watch dramas, or watching variety shows. I stayed up all night to clear the game and read a novel until the sun rose. "
"We think that all this is normal, but in fact, it is too abnormal! Whether it is the Skulu people or the Nova Corps. They don't have any entertainment that can fascinate intelligent creatures so much that they forget to eat and sleep, forget to work, and just want to have fun. This is magnified in these Skulu people. They have never seen these fun things, and they have never watched these TV series. Look, a TV series from the 1980s can fascinate the noble Earl of this civilization, and even become a fan in an instant. " He might even become a fan in an instant. "What Dum said was very reasonable.
"So, I propose. We should make a batch of games, TV movies, novels, and so on for the Skulu civilization. We just happen to have so many Skulu people here. They will provide us with the best material, including the habits of the Skulu people. We need to expand the target group of the shut-in Nova Corps, not just shut-in them, we want our products to have a more far-reaching impact in the universe. In fact, we should move now and film entertainment programs for those aliens. "Dum's ambition was even greater than Li Jie's.
"Understand their tastes and customize everything for them. Make them feel emotional and add the element of Earth. We are going to brainwash them without anyone noticing. Just like Hollywood movies, such as "Independence Day" and "The Patriot," they are obviously the main theme of praising America, but they can sell well all over the world and make everyone feel excited. This is what we want to do. We want to use these products to brainwash those alien civilizations on a large scale! We need to nourish things silently and implant the concept that we should not harm Earth! "
Listening to Dum's words, Li Jie felt that his jaw was about to drop to the ground. Okay, he did propose the concept of shut-in Nova Corps, but he did not expect Dum to be even more daring. He actually wanted to brainwash the known alien civilizations with cultural invasion! Can't compare, can't compare, this is the biggest villain on Earth! Li Jie was a little emotional. Fortunately, Dum was on his side. If he was the enemy, how difficult would it be to deal with him? Scary.
"Right, there is one more thing. Through interrogating these people, I also learned that they came to Earth because someone on Earth sent them a distress signal and explained everything about Earth in detail. Although Star-Lord and the others intercepted the communication messages of the Skulu and the Chitauri, they knew that they were going to attack Earth. But I don't know why the Skulls did this. How did they find the exact coordinates of Earth and attack it? "Dum finally revealed a shocking piece of news.
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