You should be worried, in the movie they recognized their stupidity and made way for the smarter character to lead.
our timeline is worse than idiocracy
Here’s a bit of good news. The idea that frogs just wait to get boiled is proven false. Every animal has a limit to what they will tolerate due to self preservation. The from will jump out when it gets too hot.
That being said, I just recently watched Idiocracy… I’m a bit worried.
triclops6@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
tabular@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It is not a real phenomenon, though a useful tale for expressing a concept.
Hyggyldy@sffa.community 9 months ago
Just remember that, regardless of the creators’ intents, Idiocracy is essentially pro-eugenics.
FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That’s not true at all, genetics only play a part in the mental development of a person, much if it is related to the environment where this person has been growing.
It is as with talent, some people are better than other at certain activities but even the most gifted person cannot compete with a professional who has spent his life training and studying his craft.
The same can be said for “intelligence”, if you are never taught to think you’ll never think once in your lifetime, even if you are the exact copy of Leonardo da Vinci; on the other hand even if you are thick as a rock but you’ve been growing in a society focused on your development you’ll be able to become a normal person.
Eugenetic politics do nothing for humanity betterment, social structure is much more important IMHO
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Eugenics IMO is just another way to blame poor people for the bad luck of their birth. If we truly wanted to “perfect humanity” there are a million better ways, like free education.
Just piggy backing off of what you’re saying
FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Absolutely. Poverty comes never alone, it usually brings other friends to the party. Like poor education, lack of security, stress, poor nurishment and poor social environment. All this together can easily bring out the worst of people, while the contrary can improve their conditions.
If you are focused on surviving you’ll never be able to grow as we are all supposed to
Hyggyldy@sffa.community 9 months ago
Okay, I agree with you and I’m not sure why you’re saying I’m wrong. That movie definitely has a eugenics bent and that’s why I’m saying people shouldn’t put too much stock in it.
FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Because the movie dies not hint at eugenetics as solution to the crisis, it’s a hymn against stupidity and a cry to better educate the masses. First of all about sexual education and the danger of unprotected sex and secondly about politics and civic duties. I mean, I really don’t see how one could interpret the message of the movie as “do eugenetics”, that’s all.
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Yeah it’s in the opening thesis of the movie:
Not saying I agree with the premise at all, and I’m putting it much more lightly than the movie does.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Idiocracy is satire.
Do you think Fight Club was celebrating super cool guy Tyler Durden too?
linearchaos@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It certainly was intended to be satire. Seems that they kind of failed at that over time. We need a new word for when someone makes super cool and blow cereal.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Blow cereal?
RealFknNito@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If that’s the outcome of abstaining from eugenics, I’m willing to give it another shot.