Global Awakening: Joining the Chat Group at the Start
Chapter 1887

The strongest driving force behind civilization's progress: was Imu a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit User?

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Ordinary Group Owner: "That's just how people are."

Ordinary Group Owner: "But that's also why human civilization keeps developing and reaching greater heights."

Ordinary Group Owner: "If everyone were content with the status quo and satisfied with having enough food and clothing, humans might still be living in caves and chewing raw meat!"

Ordinary Group Owner: "It's precisely our desire for something 'better' that drives us. We wanted safer shelter, so we built houses and cities; we wanted more convenient transportation, so we developed cars, ships, and planes; we wanted longer lives, so medicine kept making breakthroughs; we wanted to explore the unknown, so we reached for the stars."

Ordinary Group Owner: "That 'dissatisfaction,' that 'greed,' is the most fundamental and powerful driving force behind civilization's progress!"

Ordinary Group Owner: "Of course it creates problems, like competition, conflict, environmental pressures, and so on. But the process of solving those new problems then drives another leap forward in technology, institutions, and ideas!"

Ordinary Group Owner: "For you to feel 'greedy' now and want everyone to live better lives is perfectly normal."

Su Yunqing wasn't surprised by Minato Namikaze's words.

The fundamental driving force behind the development of human civilization was precisely that insatiable "desire."

The desire for freedom from fear gave rise to law and order; the desire for abundant food and clothing drove the agricultural revolution and industrial revolution; the desire for health and longevity spurred rapid advances in medicine;

The desire to explore the unknown led humanity into the deep sea and toward the stars; the desire for spiritual fulfillment nurtured magnificent art and culture.

Every new desire that emerged or grew became a challenge, forcing humanity to think, create, and push beyond its existing technological, institutional, and intellectual boundaries.

It was through this recurring cycle of "satisfying" new

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