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A remain of SCP-6000.
Item #: SCP-6000
Object Class: Esoteric
Secondary Class: Vinimenta1
Special Containment Procedures
Due to the nature of SCP-6000, containment of SCP-6000 is near-impossible by foundation standards. All the consequences2 of the Industrial Revolution has reached a no-turn zone, as civilization has progressed far beyond the reach of containment. Any type of containment is forbidden as it would result in the destruction of humanity and an IK3-Class Scenario by means of nuclear winter or a complete rewrite and retrogression of civilization.
Description
SCP-6000 refers to the Industrial Revolution from 1760's to the mid 1800's. During SCP-6000, humanity progressed from agricultural and small farming villages to manufacturing goods and operating machinery in factories and large urban cities.
The biggest problem with SCP-6000 is what's known as the Intellectual Retrogress4. Ever since SCP-6000, the Intellectual Retrogress (SCP-6000-A) has been affecting all of humanity for centuries. With the advancement of materialistic things, the use for intellectuality has declined amongst the entire population of the world. SCP-6000 has a direct effect on the knowledge of human beings, making them less aware of everything around them and making the "average human dumber than usual".
With the development of SCP-6000-A, and possible future outcomes, humanity is on a set course for downfall and an IK-Class Scenario, where humanity will tear itself from the inside out and cause a massive downfall in civilization, whether it's warfare, economic crisis, or any other human-related disaster.
After SCP-6000 occurs (which has already happened) SCP-6000-A is a guaranteed outcome for humanity's future, whether it happens tomorrow or in a thousand years, no one can be too sure of the final outcome of SCP-6000-A.
| 1760 | SCP-6000 begins in Britain |
| 1830's | SCP-6000 spreads to other empires and countries such as Germany and France |
| 1830's | SCP-6000 ventures to the Americas and becomes worldwide |
| 1840-present | SCP-6000 develops into modern society |
| Present | SCP-6000-A is currently developing constantly and has an undetermined date of outcome. |
| Future | During any time of the future, SCP-6000-A will cause the downfall of humanity from themselves5 |
SCP-6000-B - Intellectual Annihilation
The expected outcome of SCP-6000-A is known as "Intellectual Annihilation". The date as to which SCP-6000-B occurs is unknown to everyone, which makes it a massive threat to all of humanity and the foundation. When SCP-6000-B occurs, all of humanity will perish within days, weeks, or months. Possible outcomes include, but not limited to:
- Nuclear Warfare
- World War III
- Economic Crisis
- Worldwide blackout
- Climate Change
- Destruction of all resources
- Overpopulation
- Laboratory-made pathogen
SCP-6000-B is classified as "the endpoint of humanity" and there is no stopping SCP-6000-B, since the Industrial Revolution has already taken place.
Journal Entry - Site Director of Site-211
I noticed something odd. People are stupid, but not the way you might think. No, EVERYONE is stupid, though… not stupid enough to die, yet? They know how to work the machines, how to use guns, and how to kill other people, but when it comes to common sense and basic knowledge, they lack anything? I thought I stopped taking LSD three years ago, but apparently not. Unless I'm onto something, there's no way something is not up.
The brain of a human is complex as of today. With many different regions and parts that help determine the outcome of practically every single task with thousands of messages running through the body a second, the brain is the driving force of the human.
Before SCP-6000, the human brain was far more advanced intellectually than it is now. Processing things approximately 2x quicker, with tens of thousands of signals per second, and larger in relative size, the brain functioned a lot better than it does now. The average human had a basic understanding of "common sense" and how to not to "fuck itself in the ass".
After SCP-6000, the brain was shown to decline in size drastically, making the average persons head relatively smaller than pre-industrial revolution humans. Reaction times and message-sending decreased significantly, and body parts located in the brain vanished as SCP-6000-A started taking course. The average person still has basic understanding of common sense, though can be described as "wanting to fuck itself in the ass".
Addendum 6000-1; The Great Depression
