Julie was not a Player, so she couldn't immediately grasp Olivia's proposed solution, but her instincts told her that Olivia's understanding of a "perfect world" was different from her own.
She wondered aloud, "What does it mean to reduce people's excess self-awareness and implant a predetermined collective consciousness?"
Olivia explained:
"All conflicts between people, oppression, exploitation, discrimination, and even struggles, stem from one thing—self."
"With self, people are no longer pure; they have desires, become selfish, and consider individual gains and losses."
"Therefore, I want to connect everyone using steam rules, using rules to bind them, and replace the concept of 'I' in their hearts with the concept of the collective."
Julie frowned; she couldn't imagine the world Olivia described, so she asked aloud:
"What will the world become then?"
Olivia displayed a confident expression and said:
