At the New Government's behest, the Propaganda Department vigorously promoted a beautiful vision of humanity's future, thereby encouraging people to place greater hopes in life ahead.
Meanwhile, the New Government continued to strictly regulate the use of Hibernation Pods as it always had. Other than collective deep hibernation for long voyages or special administrative approval, it was virtually impossible for ordinary people to enter hibernation.
Trying to use hibernation to skip the hard-working phase and wake up in the future once technology had advanced enough to enjoy life was out of the question. While the policies were still favorable, people should honestly work hard and contribute to humanity's development.
Of course, there was not much they could do about someone who truly did not want to live under a policy that used lifespan as leverage. Oh, provided that person did not violate the Lying Flat Act.
The New Government was not a charity. If someone did not want to live, then they could go die. It was impossible for all eighty thousand-plus people to be like that.
It sounded inhumane, but for humanity to press forward bravely, the New Government was extremely resolute in implementing this policy.
Lying flat was a crime; striving was glorious.
After this series of supporting policies was introduced, marriage registration offices went from deserted to overflowing almost overnight.
But while some rejoiced, others worried.
Because the ratio of human men to women was now severely imbalanced, this policy drew opposition from many men and a small number of women. Some people even began privately chanting slogans telling the experts to get lost.
Most opponents were less accomplished men, simply because they felt they could not compete with others. Overall, they complained that the policy was unfair and failed to take the gender imbalance into account.