Ren Feng tugged at the corners of his mouth, managing a weak, weary smile.
He was not as optimistic as Zhang Zhengqing.
The social public child-rearing system sounded simple, but putting it into practice would meet with tremendous resistance.
That resistance would come from every quarter.
The reason was simple.
Artificial Womb Technology and the social public child-rearing system would completely dismantle the family ties that Human Civilization had maintained for thousands of years!
Of the three ways to fail in filial duty, having no descendants was the gravest.
That belief was deeply branded into everyone's heart.
Even the Proxima Centauri Humans born on Proxima b, whose sense of family was already quite weak, would probably struggle to accept something so "radical" right away!
Of course.
Advantages and disadvantages were always relative.
For all its enormous drawbacks, the social public child-rearing system naturally had tremendous advantages as well.
It would free humanity from the constraints of family, giving people more time and energy to pursue civilizational progress; greatly reduce the harmful effects of class divisions; make education more standardized...
Most importantly.
Once the social public child-rearing system was implemented, the Proxima Centauri Humans Civilization would possess an extraordinarily powerful means of regulating its population.
And that was precisely what made Ren Feng's heart race!
"Ready."
Zhang Zhengqing's voice came from beside him, interrupting Ren Feng's thoughts.
Ren Feng abruptly snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at the Superluminal Communication Device ahead.
Its operating indicator flickered faintly.
Ren Feng asked solemnly, "Can we contact the Human Fleet?"
"I mean, is their Superluminal Communication Device still working?"
Zhang Zhengqing shook his head. "I don't know."
"To be precise, the photons are still entangled."
"But as for whether the Superluminal Communication Device is operational... there's no way to tell."
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