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grue@lemmy.world 17 hours agoFor the umpteenth fucking time, this is not “Idiocracy!”
In Idiocracy, the people were stupid, but honest. This is not that. This is malicious, which is worse.
db2@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Give us a better correlation then.
grue@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I suddenly realize you may have thought I was criticizing you, individually. Just so you know, that’s not what I intended: I meant it as a general reaction to seeing that comparison made over and over again, and your instance of it just happened to be the one I attached it to.
Sorry about that.
db2@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
That was what I read it as, no worries. I really can’t think of a better correlation like that movie though. The stupid people part is key.
grue@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Ah, I see how we differ now. I think the key isn’t just that they’re stupid, but more importantly that they’re incurious, mean-spirited, cowardly, and duped by propaganda. And that the leadership is malicious and corrupt, not merely incompetent. As such, I think just about every other dystopia is a better fit than Idiocracy is. 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Star Wars: Andor – take your pick!