God's imitator

Chapter 196 The Issue of Fairness

A moment of silence fell over the hall.

Wang Yongxin began by saying, "I think this judgment is correct."

After thinking it over carefully, Qin Yao nodded: "I also think it's fine."

As for the others, it's hard to say whether they are satisfied with the decision, but at least no one publicly opposes it.

Therefore, there is no need to actually vote.

This outcome was, of course, within Lee In-sook's expectations.

A mature politician will not initiate a vote that is detrimental to herself unless she is absolutely certain of the outcome.

For Wang Yongxin, expressing his support is the only option he can take now.

Interestingly, Wang Yongxin did a simple deduction and found that this incident actually had three different possibilities:
Fu Chen, who possesses the immunity certificate, decides to save the person.

Lee In-sook, who held the pardon, decided to save the person.
Lee In-sook, who held the pardon, decided not to save anyone.

Of these three possibilities, if Wang Yongxin were to choose for himself, the second one would be the most optimistic.

If Fu Chen were to be saved, Wang Yongxin would definitely have to use his veto power, but that would mean he would be the bad guy. Considering his own gender and limited political prestige, it would be difficult for him to give a proper explanation like Li Renshu, which would further damage his already thin network of friends.

If Li Renshu were to save him, it would be the best outcome for Wang Yongxin.

Because he could use this opportunity to question Lee In-sook's "standards for using immunity tickets," create some rifts within the five-person group, expand his influence, and cause some players to further distance themselves from Lee In-sook and side with him.

But it is clear that Li Renshu would not make such a basic mistake, which ultimately led to a result that was neither good nor bad for Wang Yongxin.

Wang Yongxin could only acknowledge and support this result.

This coupon has its advantages and disadvantages depending on who manages it; there is no perfect choice.

This also made Wang Yongxin feel somewhat dramatic: at the time, he proposed that Fu Chen should be in charge of the immunity certificate, and if Fu Chen really was in charge, then it would be very likely that it would be given to Jiang He.

Whether it will be vetoed is another matter, but at least it won't be rejected outright.

Jiang He clearly expressed her support for Li Renshu, but conversely, it was Li Renshu who decided not to let her use it.

It's somewhat disheartening.

Cai Zhiyuan realized that the topic could be put to rest, so he pointed to the big screen again.

"Actually, after saying this, everyone can better understand the decisions Jiang He made in the game."

"When choosing an assistant, she insisted on not bringing Aunt Zhou, but bringing Yang Yuting instead, mainly for two reasons."

"First, she saw this game as an opportunity to show herself, so she decided to leave this opportunity to Yang Yuting, whom she considered to be more ideologically aligned."

"Secondly, she may have indeed learned some knowledge about childbirth due to her work, but it is clear that there is a mismatch between the knowledge she has and the knowledge tested in the game."

Yang Yuting was shocked: "Wait, how come our ideologies are closer now!"

Cai Zhiyuan explained, "Because Aunt Zhou is old, it's impossible for us to share the same thoughts."

In Jiang He's eyes, the order of her relationship with the other female players in the community is roughly as follows: Li Renshu, you, Xu Tong, Qin Yao, and Aunt Zhou.

“You and Jiang He are about the same age, so she naturally assumes that you share the same views as her and naturally sides with her.”

"But she overlooked one thing: family environment."

"Your family of origin is too wealthy, so you and Qin Yao are more similar. You are both beneficiaries of the old system of male-female division of labor. Therefore, in terms of ideological inclination, you two are very different from Jiang He."

"This difference is determined by economic foundation and life experience."

Simply put: the poorer a woman's family of origin, the more likely she is to be harmed under the existing gender division of labor, and will naturally have a stronger feminist tendency; conversely, the richer a woman's family of origin, the more likely she is to benefit under the existing gender division of labor, thus developing a resistance to feminism.

"To put it bluntly, gender conflicts are more acute at the lower levels and more moderate at the upper levels. Essentially, it is a mutual harm caused by insufficient resources at the lower levels."

"So, Jiang He must have been very surprised when she saw the answers to your first five questions."

Yang Yuting was speechless for a moment. She understood why Jiang He was being so overly enthusiastic towards her.

It is clear that both sides have misunderstood each other.

Yang Yuting thought for a moment and then asked, "What do you mean by saying that Jiang He has done some research on fertility issues, but the knowledge she has is mismatched with the knowledge tested in the game?"
"I think the three questions in the game are all very basic questions."

"Right, Aunt Zhou?" Zhou Guifen nodded: "I think it's pretty basic."

"You don't even necessarily need parenting experience; just buy a parenting reference book, and you'll find the answers to all these questions."

Cai Zhiyuan explained: "So I say that this is actually a misalignment of knowledge structure."

"Jiang He's profession is editor, which inevitably involves some hot topics, including gender issues and fertility issues."

"However, discussions on these topics in newspapers, magazines, or new media generally do not involve specific 'practical' aspects."

"For example, when we discuss the birth rate online, who would discuss how many scoops of formula to make for a newborn? Everyone subconsciously ignores it."

"However, these details are crucial in actual fertility issues."

"In other words, whether it is policymakers or people discussing these topics, they are not actually discussing the topic itself, but are just using the topic to express other viewpoints they want to say at will."

"This game precisely captures this point, accurately distinguishing between those who 'think they understand childbirth' and those who 'truly understand childbirth'."

"Those who repeatedly mention the topic of childbirth but do not even understand the basic common sense of the actual parenting process are actually just using the issue of childbirth to profit themselves, regardless of whether they are men or women."

"Of course, I have to be honest, I don't know the answers to these questions, but I don't care about this topic either."

"Clearly, from the perspective of the copycat who designed this game, those who claim to know but don't actually grasp the details are more deserving of judgment than those who genuinely don't know or understand."

Yang Yuting sighed silently: "Okay, let's leave this matter here. I don't really want to discuss it anymore."

She realized with some helplessness that Jiang He's situation seemed to be the same both inside and outside the game.

In the game, Jiang He took it upon herself to treat all female players as "one of her own," and in the community, she similarly took it upon herself to treat Li Renshu as "one of her own."

Ultimately, the "friends" within the game voted to kill her, while the "friends" outside the game decided not to use their votes to save her.

Are they really one of us?

not necessarily.

The female players in the game were wondering if Jiang He could help them successfully complete the game, or rather, how to complete the game in the simplest and safest way.

Within the community, Li Renshu prioritizes stability, granting players appropriate status only after they have made significant contributions.

This is their top priority; they don't care whether the person is male or female.

Just like in Communities 3 and 4, Lu Xinyi and Han Mengying were able to become the core of their communities not because of their gender, but because of their real abilities.

After thinking for a long time, Zheng Jie raised a new question: "So, in the end, this trial game isn't fair either."

"Chen Yumei and Jiang He committed the same crime, but the one who hid it more deeply survived."
"Moreover, those criminals who were tied up have all been sentenced by law. But if the jury decides to kill them to raise funds for childbirth, they will be completely powerless to fight back and can only wait to die."

"That doesn't seem quite right, does it?"

Everyone said in unison, "Don't consider fairness in the trial game."

Zheng Jie was stunned. Clearly, this was the conclusion everyone had reached when discussing the "King's Trial," and he wasn't even in the community at that time.

Wang Yongxin lamented: "Strictly speaking, all the trial games that have appeared so far have been unfair."

"Games involving fewer players may be relatively better, but they are still unfair."

"And the more people involved in a trial, the less fair it is."

"Therefore, don't have any special filter for the trial game just because you see the word 'trial'. The trial in your mind and the trial in the arcade are likely to be two completely different things."

"During the King's Trial, were the crimes of Zhang Peng, Gao Zhankui, Cai Zhiyuan, and me so serious that we had to die?"

"But if the king really wants to kill us, we have no room for negotiation."

"Of course, on the surface, it seems that we can obtain the status of king through the 'farmer's walk' or persuade the king to negotiate a lighter sentence, which seems to provide a little room for negotiation on the surface, which is better than the criminals who are locked up and unable to speak in the 'birth trial'."

"But what is the essential difference?"

"No.

"The same is true of other trial games; they have never been fair."

"It can only be said that on this point, all copycats share the same tacit understanding."

(End of this chapter)