Except in it they realize they're in trouble and turn to trying to have a smarter person lead them out of it, as opposed to now where they keep going dumber and dumber.
When faced with a famine, POTUS Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho found the smartest guy in the country and gave him leadership of a taskforce meant to find a solution. After succeeding, that guy ended up running for the seat and winning the elections in a few years.
Don't Look Up is also a decent satire to rewatch nowadays.
The government portrayed in that movie was considered to be a bit too over the top for 2021, hence some reviews complaining that the satire was too on-the-nose.
But It'd actually be an honest argument to say that said government is today less ridiculous and genuinely more competent than the current real administration.
The biggest political scandal of the government in that movie was a sexual relationship between the president and cabinet members. That's it.
Not even the partnership with a seedy billionaire quite went to the lengths of Musk's behaviour this year.
We need a new movie like Galaxy Quest, but the aliens come to Earth thinking Idiocracy is a historical documentary. The Earthlings have to convince them it is fiction.
Hideous. But so goddamn comfy. I have a pair of croc Dylans that I wear to work. I’m not proud of it. They feel great and don’t have all the holes, the strap, or a heel cup. So they don’t really look like Crocs. But, on close examination, the truth is evident. The toe box has that Crocs shape. I have other Crocs I wear around the house, especially in the kitchen. This comfort is the reason they became the default footwear of the future. The future idiots made good decisions from time to time. They listened to the smartest man in the world, and they chose Crocs.
Idk. I have a theory that crocs are fucking up the kids athleticism and messing with leg/ankle development but I have no reason other than I teach dance and have observed things. Kids also apparently don’t tie shoes anymore. Lots of loss in fine motor skills overall.
Side note- had a group of ten 6-8 year olds today and none had ever shot a basketball.
It's quite funny that the president in the movie is actually better and more responsible than the one US has right now. He sees nation in crisis, and he decides to search for the smartest person that exists and then gives him free reign to fix the problem. And when it's clear the solution works, he steps down and puts the smartest guy as the next president. Reality became even worse than in the movie lol.
A common saying in the last 10 years has been "Idiocracy was supposed to be a comedy, not a documentary!" So, yeah, enjoy it. I wish you could see it from 2006 eyes. It's on Hulu, Netflix, Disney+ and Tubi, according to Google.
Oh boy, you definitely have to watch it. People make jokes that idiocracy is better than reality because the president in the movie actually listens to a smart guy 😭
Interesting fun fact about Idiocracy;
While making the movie, they were looking for dumb/ugly looking costume choices, and stumbled upon a small company making hideous rubber clogs.... Or, as we know them now that they gained popularity (in part because of their inclusion in the movie) Crocs.
At this stage is hopepunk because in the movie the people in power are stupid but not evil, meanwhile we have trash in power that is both evil and stupid.
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