Since Lord Kusanali was diminished and reincarnated, the Sages of the Akademiya found her to be...lacking in wisdom, and turned away from her guidance. For five hundred years, they encouraged the pursuit only of things that could said to advance wisdom, by their own standards. Over time, art for the sake of art became valued less and less.
The former Grand Sage, Azar, was particularly prejudiced--I believe mother had said things became harder after he took the position--but we were a nation without dreams, told to only value knowledge, and not beauty. I've never agreed with that, but I was in the minority.
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What is culture without things like beauty? Art. Music. Much much more. All of this is apparent within every culture. It is so short-sighted to think that wisdom cannot be found there.
[welcome to genshin impact lore, g'raha, we have locked the doors and there's no way out.]
They were obsessed with the idea of technological advancement, I think. The Akasha was a marvel, but nothing like that had been made in Sumeru in five hundred years...
[He makes a small huff.] Well, it's not as though I agree with their outlook to begin with. But without the guidance of our Archon, I suppose Sumeru had lost sight of it's path a long time ago.
The Akasha terminal was...how do I explain this...
[He hums a little, while he thinks.] The Akasha was the repository of all the collated knowledge of everyone in Sumeru. Anything someone learned or thought was recorded, and could be searched up instantly, via a terminal in the ear. It collected our dreams in order to gather this wisdom, and so adults in Sumeru stopped dreaming, for five hundred years.
It was the invention of Lord Kusanali, our archon, before she was diminished and sealed away, and it was her who decided to shut it down and return dreams to the people of Sumeru. The Akasha had become a tool in the Sages oppression of the people, over time, and she believes that there is no singular path to wisdom...thus, the Akasha was not infallible.
Beg pardon... Did I hear you say that your people didn't dream for five hundred years? You realize how unhealthy that must be? That is... Rather difficult to parse.
Well, no, I don't, because I've only had dreams for three months prior to coming here.
[Kaveh do not sass this cat.]
I should clarify, our bodies still ...went through the natural processes of rest and repair as any other soul on Teyvat. But the energy and wisdom produced through our dreams was harvested and used to power the Akasha. The human mind's raw computational power, especially while unconscious, is unparalleled.
[He pauses.] Now, I don't think it was ethical or healthy, the way we came to rely on the Akasha. But Lord Kusanali created it to guide her people while she was so diminished...the Calamity weakened her so much it was as though she died and was reborn as a child. And the sages then...disregarded her, imprisoned her, and turned the Akasha and it's powers to their own ends.
It didn't, for them. We were lucky more people weren't hurt...or killed. But Lord Kusanali is freed, the Akasha is dissolved, and now it's on us to chart a new course for our nation.
She wants us all to be a part of it, the people of the desert and the people of the rainforests both. At least, that's what Alhaitham said she wanted. It seems to be bearing true.
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The former Grand Sage, Azar, was particularly prejudiced--I believe mother had said things became harder after he took the position--but we were a nation without dreams, told to only value knowledge, and not beauty. I've never agreed with that, but I was in the minority.
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What is culture without things like beauty? Art. Music. Much much more. All of this is apparent within every culture. It is so short-sighted to think that wisdom cannot be found there.
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They were obsessed with the idea of technological advancement, I think. The Akasha was a marvel, but nothing like that had been made in Sumeru in five hundred years...
[He makes a small huff.] Well, it's not as though I agree with their outlook to begin with. But without the guidance of our Archon, I suppose Sumeru had lost sight of it's path a long time ago.
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[He hums a little, while he thinks.] The Akasha was the repository of all the collated knowledge of everyone in Sumeru. Anything someone learned or thought was recorded, and could be searched up instantly, via a terminal in the ear. It collected our dreams in order to gather this wisdom, and so adults in Sumeru stopped dreaming, for five hundred years.
It was the invention of Lord Kusanali, our archon, before she was diminished and sealed away, and it was her who decided to shut it down and return dreams to the people of Sumeru. The Akasha had become a tool in the Sages oppression of the people, over time, and she believes that there is no singular path to wisdom...thus, the Akasha was not infallible.
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[Kaveh do not sass this cat.]
I should clarify, our bodies still ...went through the natural processes of rest and repair as any other soul on Teyvat. But the energy and wisdom produced through our dreams was harvested and used to power the Akasha. The human mind's raw computational power, especially while unconscious, is unparalleled.
[He pauses.] Now, I don't think it was ethical or healthy, the way we came to rely on the Akasha. But Lord Kusanali created it to guide her people while she was so diminished...the Calamity weakened her so much it was as though she died and was reborn as a child. And the sages then...disregarded her, imprisoned her, and turned the Akasha and it's powers to their own ends.
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It never ends well. For anyone.
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She wants us all to be a part of it, the people of the desert and the people of the rainforests both. At least, that's what Alhaitham said she wanted. It seems to be bearing true.