Are We Idiocracy Yet?

Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by justin66 on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:10AM (#47674004)

I’m honestly not sure whether I believe these comments, or understand how to put them in context. Not for the first time I’m aware I do live in a cultural bubble, but: it’s hard for me to image anyone getting outraged by an Onion story (other than a religious right person stumbling across the “Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?” piece, or something like that). Similarly, hard to imagine someone identifying with the over-the-top stupid people in Idiocracy.

Wild.

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Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by bsenftner on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:29AM (#47674256)

Hence the "WTF" shared glances between myself and the filmmakers at that Idiocracy screening. The audience reaction was more memorable than the film, it was like the film did not end and the audience picked up the storyline.

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Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by justin66 on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:49AM (#47674506)

I bet. Holy hell…

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Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by shoxidizer on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:40AM (#47674386)

> hard to imagine someone identifying with the over-the-top stupid people in Idiocracy.

Presumably they identify with cultural elements (e.g. amateur football, professional wrestling) and then interpret the rest as "this is how dumb I think you are" and "you are not fit to rule yourselves".

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