Did Joy Boy Try to Connect All Worlds? | The Meaning Behind Expanding the World
The Meaning Behind Expanding the World
In the current world of One Piece, only nations allied with the World Government are considered part of the “world.” Non-member nations are not even recognized as having human rights, effectively placing them “outside the world” in the eyes of the World Government.
This approach seems to be narrowing a much broader world according to human values and worldview. The World Government—Imu and the Celestial Dragons—have intentionally shaped the world in this way, which is the complete opposite of Joy Boy’s worldview.
If our worldview were expanded to a cosmic scale, issues like racial discrimination and conflicts between nations would seem trivial, perhaps even absurd. It’s possible that the advanced civilization of Joy Boy’s time had such a philosophy, and they might have been attempting to connect all seas—creating a system where anyone could travel freely from the deepest oceans to outer space.
Scientific advancement is one form of human progress, and as technology improves, the world expands. In our own world, research into terraforming Mars is advancing, and if we succeed in making Mars habitable, it could lead to a significant transformation for humanity.
In the world of One Piece, if humans could settle on other celestial bodies, the world would change dramatically! One Piece has already introduced genius scientists like Vegapunk, Judge, and Caesar, emphasizing the role of science. There was an advanced civilization in the past, which suggests that science is crucial to transforming the world of One Piece.
I believe that it’s the combination of a figure like Luffy and a scientist like Vegapunk that will bring about this transformation. While Imu and the Five Elders seem to think that humanity doesn’t need progress, the ideological war of the Void Century may have been tied to the issue of human advancement. At least, that’s how I see it now.
That concludes this article. Thank you very much for reading to the end!
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