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The movie Idiocracy has literally come to pass. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 OP
Coal Afromania Dec 2016 #1
Considering that the dystopian vision of Carl's Jr. is a malfunctioning automated service machine Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #2
Legally changing my name to, Not Sure. sarcasmo Dec 2016 #3
I want the Brawndo franchise. trof Dec 2016 #4
Idiocracy is a movie about genetic intelligence Taitertots Dec 2016 #5
The movie's not about the first five minutes. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #6

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,153 posts)
2. Considering that the dystopian vision of Carl's Jr. is a malfunctioning automated service machine
Thu Dec 8, 2016, 03:02 PM
Dec 2016



Which is in fact what the future Secretary of "Labor" wants:

http://fortune.com/2016/03/17/automate-fast-food/
 

Taitertots

(7,745 posts)
5. Idiocracy is a movie about genetic intelligence
Thu Dec 8, 2016, 03:36 PM
Dec 2016

You're saying that the people with children are genetically inferior to the people who don't have kids. Because that's the plot of ideocracy.

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
6. The movie's not about the first five minutes.
Thu Dec 8, 2016, 03:56 PM
Dec 2016

It's a satirical take on a possible end-game of zero-sum hypercorporatism (and the hyperconsumerism that's forced to fuel it) run rampant, destined to happen no matter how smart or dumb the population is. It hardly pines for eugenics.

If what you say is true, explain Trump.

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