Chapter 93: The Secret of Being Superior (Part I)

The scene returns to a closed space. Tenno Kiriyama, one of the members of The National Council, is still trapped inside his fortress, which can probably only be destroyed by a nuclear bomb. There is nothing particularly special about what he's doing; he's just passing the time out of boredom. This is essentially his job.

Why is this so? Well, in this world, there are two types of people: the rulers and the ruled. The ruled make up the majority, while the rulers stand above them, each fulfilling their own responsibilities.

The responsibility of the ruled is labor, belonging to the lower echelons. From a biological perspective, they are the producers. The responsibility of the rulers, on the other hand, is consumption, the consumers in biological terms. Of course, sometimes they also play the role of decomposers, but they generally don't get their hands dirty.

To put it simply, the labor of the producers is for the better consumption of the consumers, and the consumption of the consumers is for the better labor of the producers. This promotes the development of society, similar to the effect of mutual competition.

In this sense, the responsibility of the consumers is significant, just like when you're at a buffet. You must finish consuming, and you have to make do with less in the face of more. It's quite arduous, isn't it? Perhaps we should establish an award for their hard work, like the "Bell Hardship Award".

Furthermore, there is a strict proportional relationship here. If this principle is not followed, the pyramid that was established by the rulers and the ruled will collapse. After all, that's how the food chain works in biology; there exists something called energy transfer efficiency.

The efficiency of energy transfer from the lower levels to the higher levels is only 10% to 20%, thus widening the gap between the highest and lowest levels. Similarly, if there are too many rulers, the supply and demand will be roughly imbalanced.

Huh? How did we get to inflation? That seems to be an issue in economics.

Returning to the main topic, speaking of this supply and demand imbalance... well, to put it simply, if there are too many people who are "doing nothing," then there won't be enough food...

Ah... so that means we won't even have boba tea to drink. That's a big problem.

Therefore, the number of rulers is determined; it cannot be too few nor too many. It must be balanced, the so-called "balance." This...

Suddenly, I thought about the legendary golden ratio. It's really perplexing.

So, the question is, how can we control this ratio? After all, everyone wants to be one of those who "do nothing," being part of the idle elite sounds great, long live the idle elite!

Therefore, in order to solve this worldwide problem, we must consciously divide ourselves into hierarchies and try to find a way to place ourselves in the highest tier. So, how can we do that specifically?

Actually, it's quite simple. Just keep your superiority a secret, let it naturally make others feel inferior. But now, people always advocate for equality, promoting elections and all that. So, the old trick of pretending to be superior doesn't work anymore.

However, ultimately, all we need to do is find a different approach, the so-called "change the soup, but not the medicine." Ah... being flexible in our thinking is crucial, being able to apply lessons learned from one situation to another. Comrades, don't let changing the title stump you!

So, how should we do it in the modern world? The secret lies in...

Yes, you guessed it right, acting pretentious. Acting pretentious can save the world, as acting pretentious is the way to go.

As long as you act pretentious to the point where others naturally choose you, you win. By being pretentious, people will choose you, creating a gap in status between each other, where on the surface you are equals, but in reality, your status is not that low.

It's like playing a new character as a gaming god, and the essence lies in making others naturally perceive the gap in status without being aware of it. This is the most challenging part, the dividing line between good and bad acting pretentious.

A guy who pretends to be impressive and has the skills to back it up can rise to success, while someone who pretends to be impressive but lacks the necessary skills will be left behind. Of course, there is no option for retaking the exam on the road of pretending to be impressive since there is only one chance.