Given the number of people in this thread saying “it’s a documentary” I don’t think there’s a significant difference. And there’s also plenty of criticism of Idiocracy on Reddit too.

Was thinking the same thing

It’s a “I’m not like the other ‘not like the other’” virtue game.

Right, because you see the situation so much better than them ;)

No no no, see I’m at the very top of the hill. There’s no hill above me. No definitely not…

Oh gee, here he comes. Another person prepared to admit that what he knows is that he knows nothing.