But screenwriters subjectively obliterate the differences in the objective endowments of different human beings, and have released some dangerous signals and worship of the unfeasible utopian pseudo-equality. To put it bluntly, this work of astronauts is really not something that can be done by a heart patient with a warm blood, sufficient mentality and strong perseverance. Unfortunately, the director avoided, ignored or even denied this.
All men are created equal. But everywhere. Even without genetic selection, everyone is born with different endowments. You can't ask Stephen Hawking to run a marathon, and you can't ask Qian Zhongshu to solve Fermat's Last Theorem. We are all created equal, and we don't have much in common.
Recognizing the above-mentioned inequalities is the premise of knowing that everyone is equal. In the movie, genetically-optimized humans treat natural humans like any other species.
Let's take a look at how we treat the sick, pregnant women, and the disabled in society. Let's talk about disabled people. Due to congenital or acquired physical defects, most of the disabled make it difficult for them to compete with ordinary people in most situations. Even some highly disabled people, I believe their direct contribution to society is less than the direct value they create. That is to say, if they are in a natural environment, they are likely to be the most vulnerable group to be eliminated. But society has embraced them and left them, and they are not meaningless or worthless.
Today, I donated 1 yuan to a disabled old man. And I'm a big believer in the rational man hypothesis in economics. Explaining this matter is not complicated, assuming that the world is as simple as me and the disabled old man. Spending 1 yuan will have a negative impact on my marginal income, rather than doing good deeds will have a positive impact on me. Similarly, I also believe that the marginal benefit of this 1 yuan is not as good as the marginal benefit for the disabled elderly. Therefore, because everyone is unequal, the yearning for equality for everyone increases the welfare of the entire society. There is a saying called social responsibility, there is a saying called spiritual consolation, the saying is not important. The reason why a high-level rational society tolerates disabled people who seem to have limited value, the reason why the country has a medical security system, and the reason why companies give pregnant women vacations and salaries, is because they seem to have insufficient direct value because of their lack of value. and so on to generate new value.
Pull a little far. What I want to say is that the fact that people with heart disease cannot be astronauts does not hinder everyone's yearning for equality for all. Over.
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