Communication Problems Caused by Hibernation

Oh, Yue Yuan understands now.

He was talking about communication problems caused by changes in the language environment, but at this point he didn't think it was anything serious, and even thought it was normal, since language and culture are always changing.

This has always been the case; otherwise, there wouldn't be Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese.

The linguist continued, "At the time, I didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was a normal phenomenon of language and cultural change and socio-cultural evolution. But as time went on, I found that this phenomenon became more and more serious."

"So during a shift after waking up from hibernation, I discussed this matter with Dr. Lu Xiaofen, who was also on duty at the time. In the end, we concluded that this matter was very serious."

"However, due to insufficient data, and the fact that almost all departments were in a dormant state when the Hope was on a long voyage, we simply made a note of the incident and gradually accumulated observation data over time."

After the great voyage concluded, Dr. Lu Xiaofen and I, along with other colleagues, began a comprehensive investigation into this phenomenon and searched for solutions.

Yue Yuan interjected, "So, the solution you found? By the way, you said this matter is very serious, how serious? Shouldn't this be normal?"

"Yes, I think we've found a solution. As for how serious it is..." The linguist hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Yi Kai.

Yi Kai understood and immediately said, "Chief, Silver Mist YYDS."

Yue Yuan:??? "What did you say? Say it again!"

Looking at Yue Yuan, who had a puzzled expression, Yi Kai repeated himself, enunciating each word clearly. "Commander, Silver Mist YYDS."

"Silver Mist, what?" Yue Yuan frowned, stood up, and walked towards Yi Kai.

Yi Kai, nicknamed "YYDS," shrugged.

Now, Yue Yuan realized where the problem lay, because he really couldn't understand it.

"What does YYDS mean? Is this how everyone on the Hope is talking now?" Yue Yuan sat down on the sofa in front of Yi Kai, then waved to the linguist from before, signaling him to sit down and talk as well.

"Back in my day, those four letters meant 'eternal God'," Yi Kai said with a look of reminiscence, as if recalling a popular phrase from his youth.

"Silver Mist is an eternal god?" Yue Yuan frowned. He felt that although Silver Mist was very powerful and its technological strength made humanity feel hopeless, it was, after all, the murderer who killed the landers. So, it couldn't be called an 'eternal god'!

Moreover, this sentence doesn't make sense. If that's the meaning, adding a 'is' would make it more coherent.

"No, Chief, that's what it meant in the past, in my youth, in the mainstream social context." Yi Kai shook his head, his words carrying a sense of nostalgia for the past. But after saying that, he continued in a deep voice, "But now, it means 'the same as dying. Silver Mist will die just like everyone else!' This is a word that appears in conversations on the Hope, Chief, do you know that? Actually, this is just the tip of the iceberg of this kind of language."

Yue Yuan already understood Yi Kai's meaning, but this was a difficult matter. After thinking for a moment, he said, "But... this phenomenon should be considered a normal evolution of spoken language. We can't stop people from speaking, can we? Even if we use public opinion to stop 'YYDS' today, 'xswl' will pop up tomorrow. Besides, it only appears in everyday speech, so it shouldn't be elevated to the level of 'the negative development of Human Civilization '!"

"Chief, this is no longer just empty talk!" Lu Xiaofen had been silent until now, replied. "Moreover, from a long-term perspective, this matter has indeed reached the point of impacting Human Civilization. Imagine if a person hibernated for two hundred years, and then woke up to find that they couldn't understand what others were saying at all; they would definitely feel alienated from society."

We are now in the interstellar age, where hibernation is the norm. If this continues, society will experience a cultural disconnect, and our internal structure will become unstable as a result.

???

Yue Yuan was taken aback. It seemed to be true. Language was the tool for human communication. Once this tool malfunctioned, communication between people would become difficult, and barriers would naturally arise.

Although people who awaken from hibernation can relearn the language used in their environment, this is not due to new scientific advancements, but rather to things that were never necessary to learn in the first place. The more of these things there are, the higher the learning cost becomes.

Over time, people will find that after they wake up from hibernation, they need a long time to learn how to speak in order to communicate with others. In this way, after thousands of years of changes, it may be equivalent to learning another language.

And could such a thing be found in official documents now? Thinking this, he looked at Long Xiaolin.

Long Xiaolin thought for a moment, seemingly recalling something. "Chief, there are some, but not 'yyds'. Generally, cases where letters are used to replace words are returned for rewriting during the review stage, so the Chief rarely sees them."

"Let me see the proposal!" Yue Yuan realized the seriousness of the matter.

Upon hearing Yue Yuan's words, Long Xiaolin immediately imported the file storage device in her hand into the tablet and handed it over.

Draft Suggestions on Standardizing Language and Writing

After taking the tablet from Long Xiaolin, Yue Yuan saw the titles of the proposals put forward by these linguistics experts.

After glancing at the title, Yue Yuan read on to read the content.

After reading it for a while, Yue Yuan realized that the proposal contained a lot of content, and it wasn't entirely about replacing letters with words. It was also quite varied, but the categorization of each item was very clear, indicating that it had been carefully prepared and written over a long period of time.

Yue Yuan first glanced through it and found that there were many entries on language and writing standards, some of which were even detailed to the point of mentioning signs in daily life.

For example, in terms of door plaques, this proposal stipulates that things with unclear meanings such as Ь∧KUT will not be allowed to appear on the door in the future. Also, if a store appears in the future, the transliteration of the word 'Shiduo' will no longer be allowed.

In fact, the proposal also put forward many suggestions for revisions not only regarding the plaque, but also regarding the text.

Like many words and phrases previously banned online, the proposal suggests making them all available, arguing that it's necessary for social development and that humanity needs a larger population. Even the Propaganda Department is promoting a more Amorous Breeze. It's unreasonable to allow the New Government to use certain words while prohibiting their use on the public internet.

In addition, the proposal also suggests protecting the precision of the Chinese language through legal means and restoring the original meanings of some characters.

If this suggestion of the proposal is implemented, then in the future, words such as 'fuck', 'enter the flesh', 'fuck', 'tama', etc., etc., will return to people's sight in their original appearance, and will not be blocked in the Hope network communication.

Using symbols and letters to replace idioms or colloquialisms is strictly prohibited. However, words like YYDS, TMD, TNND, CNM, qnmlgb, and nmsl, which are used as censored words or for show-off purposes and therefore have to be replaced with letters, are allowed to appear in their original Chinese characters.

There are two reasons.

First: Protect the rigor and standardization of Chinese characters.

Second: To minimize language communication barriers caused by the time difference during hibernation.

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