机器人占了你的位。这本书，带你要回来。
机器人占了你的位。这本书，带你要回来。
A robot has taken your seat. This book helps you take it back.
A robot has taken your seat. This book helps you take it back.
事在人為
Human-Made Systems
偽
人為者，偽也。
What is Human-made is Wei.
—— 荀子(公元前约 300 年)
—— Xunzi, Chinese philosopher (c. 300 BCE)
偽 (Mandarin pronunciation: Wei)
The meaning of this Chinese character is Human-made.
社会制度研究
A Study of Social Institutions
此刻，方向盘后面的司机正在失业，律师、医生、会计师，这些行当正在成片塌方。甚至连最底层那个弯着腰捡汽水罐换点小钱的人，活路都要被掐断了。
Right now, the driver behind the wheel is losing his job, and the lawyer, the doctor, the accountant: whole professions are caving in. Even the one bent over at the very bottom, collecting cans for a little change, is about to have that last way of living cut off.
前三次工业革命，走的是同一个剧本：机器一响，人力闲置，闲置的人被送上战场，数以千万计的人倒下，大战打完，才回头调整制度。这一次，连战场都不再需要人。只剩一条路：在大战之前，把制度调整好。
The first three industrial revolutions ran the same script: the machines roar, labor falls idle, the idle are shipped to the front, tens of million fall, and only after the great war is fought does anyone turn back to adjust the system. This time, even the battlefield no longer needs people. Only one road is left: adjust the system before the great war.
"偽"在古汉语中意为"人為"。这世上的文化、经济、政治、法律四大制度，皆为人类所建构。既是人為，人类就有能力拆解它，修复它。
In classical Chinese, "Wei" means "human-made." The four great institutions of this world, culture, economy, politics and law, are all built by human beings. Since they are human-made, human hands can take them apart and repair them.
这是一本什么书 · What Is This Book?
这是一本研究社会制度的书。社会制度由文化、经济、政治、法律四部分构成，相辅相成，又互相制衡。它讲的是：AI 大跃进这把火烧到普通人身上时，这个结如何解、人如何救、路如何走。读者不用任何基础，这本书是写给每一个在群体里过日子的普通人。全书七卷，从绝望到希望，中间五卷是这世道的四种制度和一条出路。这本书不替你下判决，只把每一种制度的位置，一一摆出来。你是判官，这本书只负责出示证据。
This is a book about social institutions. A society's institutions are made of four parts, culture, economy, politics and law, which support one another and check one another. It asks: when the fire of the AI Stampede reaches ordinary people, how is this knot untied, how are people saved, and which road do we take? No background is needed. This book is written for every ordinary person who lives among other people. Across seven volumes, from despair to hope, the five in the middle lay out the four institutions of this world and one way out. This book does not pass judgment for you. It only sets out the position of each institution, one by one. You are the judge; this book only presents the evidence.
阅读入口 · Choose Your Language
进入中文版导读 → (Read Chinese Edition)
急的人，直接读第一卷《绝望》和第六卷《救人》；愿意慢慢看的人，顺着七卷一节一节走。
Read English Edition → (阅读英文版)
In a hurry? Read Volume I, Despair, and Volume VI, Saving People: A Race Against Time Before the Blood Runs. Prefer to take your time? Walk through the seven volumes section by section, or start with the 11 Pillars.
若你此刻正被生活压得喘不过气，没有任何一个饭碗，比你这个人本身更重要。心里那道坎过不去，请一定去找一个你信得过的人，把话说出来。在美国，您可以拨打或发送短信至 988 寻求 24 小时心理援助。
If life is pressing on you so hard you can barely breathe, remember: no job is worth more than the person holding it. Losing your position is not losing yourself. If you cannot get past this moment, please reach out and talk to someone you trust. In the United States, you can call or text 988 anytime for 24/7 crisis support.
作者落款 · Author's Note
本书全部思想都来自作者这个真人，无偿贡献，免费供全球读者阅读。
All ideas in this work come from Tiger Lyon, a real human, offered freely to readers everywhere.
雷艺阳（Lei, Yi Yang） / Tiger Lyon