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Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by fainpul on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:12AM (#47674034)
There is no eugenics angle in Idiocracy. Nobody tries to achieve some "genetic ideal" by manipulating people.
Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by singpolyma3 on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:23AM (#47674167)
The premise of the movie is that smart people stop having kids and dumb people have lots. It's "reverse eugenics"
Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by fainpul on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @11:26AM (#47676842)
The ugly thing about eugenics is that someone has an artificial ideal of how people should be and then tries to enforce that. If something just happens without interference (a process), that's basically just evolution.
Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by numitus on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:29AM (#47674264)
But it's a proven fact. Less educated people are poorer. The less educated tend to have more children. And children who grow up in poor families receive a lower quality of education.
Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by singpolyma3 on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:50AM (#47674525)
Yes but this is not the genetic argument this is a "school system sucks" argument
Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by numitus on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @12:01PM (#47677359)
In every country, if your parents are scientists, you will be in average smarter, than if your parents are peasants.
Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by wiseowise on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @01:06PM (#47678338)
Woah, woah, stop right there with your facts Mr. Eugenics. /s
Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet? by abenga on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @02:48PM (#47679660)
Is that because of some heritable presence/lack of intelligence or because scientists feed their children well early in life, have books in the home, and take the time to follow up on their children's education?