Are We Idiocracy Yet?

Post by throw0101d » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC

pixl97 wrote: post #298

afavour wrote: post #216

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Agreed. It’s cited so often on Reddit by people who want to establish their superiority over the masses. “It’s a documentary!!” is a meme unto itself. It’s also got a kind of weird eugenics-y vibe to it (like establishing “stupid people breeding makes stupid people” as incontrovertible fact) when you step back and examine it as a movie that’s making Serious Statements. But it isn’t. It’s not a bad movie. But it’s a c…

It's kind of funny when you say the movie isn't making serious statements when the highest of our publicly elected officials isn't a serious person. We elect people that are actively harmful to our well being. These people say things so incredibly stupid it can be painful. And then you wonder why people look at the movie like it's a documentary?

Post by bena » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC

mike_hearn wrote: post #268

input_sh wrote: post #45

Not quite sure "Ow My Balls / Jackass" argument should count, the Jackass franchise is older than Idiocracy and was most likely an inspiration for that bit.

There are quite a lot of dubious matches. Brawndo is considered a match with "Nestlé CEO says water isn't a human right". Beyond that it has nothing to do with agricultural malpractice, the Nestlé guy is just correct. It doesn't make sense to talk about human rights that way. "Ow my balls" is considered a match because "YouTube's most popular content is often people hurting themselves", which is just wrong. It's stuf…

Post by cooper_ganglia » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC

EternalFury wrote: post #294

Public education is important. Without it, it’s harder to stay above average. But there are those who say “it is not my duty to fund the education of anyone else.” Hence, here we are.

Post by VectorVault » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

FrustratedMonky wrote: post #276

bdashdash wrote: post #155

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I feel Idiocracy is irresistible bait for 'not like the other girls'-types. Everytime this movie comes up, droves of people mention how they get it, while others don't. It's becoming a trope in itself.

Not just 'other girls'. That happens, but also, it's a theme that has been around a long time. The 'Maga' movement existed before Trump. This is 1992 Was also in Snow Crash. "All these beefy Caucasians with guns! Get enough of them together, looking for the America they always believed they'd grow up in, and they glom together like overcooked rice…With their power tools, portable generators, weapons, four-wheel-drive…

Post by throw0101d » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC

FrustratedMonky wrote: post #276

bdashdash wrote: post #155

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I feel Idiocracy is irresistible bait for 'not like the other girls'-types. Everytime this movie comes up, droves of people mention how they get it, while others don't. It's becoming a trope in itself.

Not just 'other girls'. That happens, but also, it's a theme that has been around a long time. The 'Maga' movement existed before Trump. This is 1992 Was also in Snow Crash. "All these beefy Caucasians with guns! Get enough of them together, looking for the America they always believed they'd grow up in, and they glom together like overcooked rice…With their power tools, portable generators, weapons, four-wheel-drive…