In some ways, sure. But it just depicts it as “People dumb, LOL” and not how that dumbness arises or persists. It doesn’t happen in a vacuum, it happens because specific groups of people (mostly conservative politicians and their leash-holders) discourage education and encourage reactionism. None of that is shown in Idiocracy. Without them, at least some critical thinking would persist or arise.
People praising that movie as prescient want to believe that all their problems are just that everyone but them are idiots, because it absolves them of trying to help fix things. It means the problem is inevitable and unfixable. It also means those people are help creating the future they are critiquing as they abandon critical thinking for reactionism.
But it just depicts it as “People dumb, LOL” and not how that dumbness arises or persists.
Well, it’s a comedy, not an education piece. It was never intended to have any sort of accuracy. People just relate to it because it seems like far too many people in charge make awful decisions because of ignorance, willful or otherwise.
In some ways, sure. But it just depicts it as “People dumb, LOL” and not how that dumbness arises or persists. It doesn’t happen in a vacuum, it happens because specific groups of people (mostly conservative politicians and their leash-holders) discourage education and encourage reactionism. None of that is shown in Idiocracy. Without them, at least some critical thinking would persist or arise.
People praising that movie as prescient want to believe that all their problems are just that everyone but them are idiots, because it absolves them of trying to help fix things. It means the problem is inevitable and unfixable. It also means those people are help creating the future they are critiquing as they abandon critical thinking for reactionism.
Jesus fucking Christ you people look way too far into things sometimes. Get a grip.
Well, it’s a comedy, not an education piece. It was never intended to have any sort of accuracy. People just relate to it because it seems like far too many people in charge make awful decisions because of ignorance, willful or otherwise.