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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 89 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck

Idiocracy went from funny because it’s so unbelievable. To unfunny because it’s too real. But now it’s starting to get unbelievable again as it portrays a future that’s too good to be true.

Will that make it funny again?

[–] msage@programming.dev 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't know how to tell you, but it was always very believable.

Like everything apart from them choosing the smartest guy in the room was very spot on.

[–] CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 2 points 16 hours ago

the only problem with it was the weird eugenicsy angle it had. You don't need to "breed dumber people" if you just brainwash all but the top .01%.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I suppose I was naive in my youth.