Not with that attitude, you just need to lower your standards on who is giving. Have you tried just making an announcement when you walk in like "I'll give $50 for a hand job, right now, in the back"
I don't know how many times I'm gonna have to keep saying this, but Idiocracy was infinitely better than real life. President Camacho was both well-intentioned and (relatively) competent, and that is in stark contrast to the "president" we actually have.
President Camacho was actually a great president. He didn't seem to be abusing the office for any kind of personal gain. He was an inspiring public speaker. He listened to the voters, he tried to find the smartest person and appoint him so that he'd solve the problems facing the USA, he let the genius try out his solution even though it seemed absurd, and only ordered him to be executed when it only made the situation worse. Also, once the problems were solved, he left office without any complaints.
I watched it again recently, and the thing that really stood out for me was Camacho's speeches compared to Trump's. I think if they re-made Idiocracy today, they'd have to make Camacho sound a lot more stupid in those speeches. Trump has lowered the bar so much.
Seeing what’s happening in Ukraine and in Iran and neighbouring gulf countries feels like early stage Terminator to me. Same goes for all the Sam Altman slop. The goal of AI is to replace us. Right now it might not do a very good job at most things we can do, but I don’t think it’s too far from replacing almost everything we do on the battlefield.
Nah, in Idiocracy, being smart is seen as evil. You get beaten up for reading books.
What we have is pseudointelligence. People who aren't smart pretending like they are. That is why we have anti-vaxxers, flat-earthers, climate change-deniers, alpha males, healing crystals, ... All of them think they are smart and have hidden knowledge everyone else is lacking.
You wish you were in The Matrix. The robots on that one were much nicer to humanity than humanity deserved.
Even taking the idiotic "humans as energy sources" justification at face value, the fact they didn't go all I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on humanity after humans took the most imbecilic and morally reprehensible path at every turn, shows they got out of their way to not be the bad guys.
I recently had a thought that they should retcon this so that the humans were basically GPUs. In the simulation they have lots of people doing complex processing because it's the late 90s in the simulation. People grind a lot of thinking.
It's just like websites that scam you into processing bitcoin mining. But with human brains.
This should now replace Idiocracy or Wag the Dog. It's so on the nose in so many ways, that's why so many people didn't like it. And there's no positive really, like "well, they had a President who cared and recognized the smart people's opinion" or "well, at least the war didn't really happen".
We're not quite at Mad Max yet. If anything, that's beginning to slightly shift away from the aftermath of fierce authoritarianism to the sort of "free market" where you can begin disregarding zoning laws to build death pits and tricking out your cars with flamethrowers and shit lol
I feel like if they marketed Cro-magnon forehead injections as "making you 20 years younger", Mar-a-lagos wouldn't even question it and do it until they looked like stand-ins for a Geico Caveman commercial lol
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ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 42 pts · 165d
Meh, it really just feels more like were at the center of idiocracy
kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 48 pts · 165d
Listening to average person explain AI feels very similar to idiocracy explaining electrolytes
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 165d
And I can't even get a handjob at Starbucks
nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 20 pts · 165d
A gentleman's latte, you say
devfuuu@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 164d
Better get it later than never.
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 165d
Not with that attitude, you just need to lower your standards on who is giving. Have you tried just making an announcement when you walk in like "I'll give $50 for a hand job, right now, in the back"
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 165d
These prices are OUTRAGEOUS
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 164d
Fine, how much you got?
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 163d
38 cents and a twix wrapper
grue@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 165d
I don't know how many times I'm gonna have to keep saying this, but Idiocracy was infinitely better than real life. President Camacho was both well-intentioned and (relatively) competent, and that is in stark contrast to the "president" we actually have.
merc@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 165d
President Camacho was actually a great president. He didn't seem to be abusing the office for any kind of personal gain. He was an inspiring public speaker. He listened to the voters, he tried to find the smartest person and appoint him so that he'd solve the problems facing the USA, he let the genius try out his solution even though it seemed absurd, and only ordered him to be executed when it only made the situation worse. Also, once the problems were solved, he left office without any complaints.
I watched it again recently, and the thing that really stood out for me was Camacho's speeches compared to Trump's. I think if they re-made Idiocracy today, they'd have to make Camacho sound a lot more stupid in those speeches. Trump has lowered the bar so much.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 165d
It... It makes me sad that you're right. Camacho is better than Trump. Fuck me sideways and call me Sally.
merc@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 165d
Not just better, but sounds a lot smarter.
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 1 pts · 161d
Also not a fascist!
BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 163d
camacho and trump are both wrestling promo shooters but widely different versions of it
binarytobis@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 165d
It’s funny that Idiocracy is too wholesome and positive to be applicable to our situation.
nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 165d
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 165d
Idiocracy is what happens after now. We have to finish hitting rock bottom first.
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 3 pts · 165d
*Don't Look Up
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 165d
Seeing what’s happening in Ukraine and in Iran and neighbouring gulf countries feels like early stage Terminator to me. Same goes for all the Sam Altman slop. The goal of AI is to replace us. Right now it might not do a very good job at most things we can do, but I don’t think it’s too far from replacing almost everything we do on the battlefield.
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 164d
Nah, in Idiocracy, being smart is seen as evil. You get beaten up for reading books.
What we have is pseudointelligence. People who aren't smart pretending like they are. That is why we have anti-vaxxers, flat-earthers, climate change-deniers, alpha males, healing crystals, ... All of them think they are smart and have hidden knowledge everyone else is lacking.
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 38 pts · 165d
TPM your memes bring me so much joy. Let's all raise a glass to TPM and wish them good health and a long career in memes and shitposting.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 165d
Happy to be of service!
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 2 pts · 161d
Oh man. This was like a sleeper code to activate the Jean Luc Picard song in my head lol
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 161d
He just kept talking and talking in one long, incredibly unbroken sentence, moving from topic to topic so that no one had a chance to interrupt.
It was really quite hypnotic
ViatorOmnium@piefed.social · 30 pts · 165d
You wish you were in The Matrix. The robots on that one were much nicer to humanity than humanity deserved.
Even taking the idiotic "humans as energy sources" justification at face value, the fact they didn't go all I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on humanity after humans took the most imbecilic and morally reprehensible path at every turn, shows they got out of their way to not be the bad guys.
hansolo@lemmy.today · 16 pts · 165d
I recently had a thought that they should retcon this so that the humans were basically GPUs. In the simulation they have lots of people doing complex processing because it's the late 90s in the simulation. People grind a lot of thinking.
It's just like websites that scam you into processing bitcoin mining. But with human brains.
village604@adultswim.fan · 26 pts · 165d
IIRC the original script apparently had humans being used as CPUs, but it was decided that people wouldn't get it.
hansolo@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 165d
Here I am 27 years late to the party.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 165d
how dare you
hansolo@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 165d
Yeah, I mean, I can't deny that.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 164d
hansolo@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 164d
Well, that I can refute.
Wait...ugh, well, no, not really. Actually, that some about right.
OpenStars@piefed.social · 28 pts · 165d
Don't Look (Them) Up
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 12 pts · 165d
This should now replace Idiocracy or Wag the Dog. It's so on the nose in so many ways, that's why so many people didn't like it. And there's no positive really, like "well, they had a President who cared and recognized the smart people's opinion" or "well, at least the war didn't really happen".
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 165d
solidheron@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 165d
Problem with venn diagrams is that I'll never know what 1984 and hunger games combined to make without watching brave new world or Soylent Green
Also how much is animal farm like hunger games
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 165d
Lucky of you, this exists.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 164d
thank god for mathematitians
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 1 pts · 161d
We're not quite at Mad Max yet. If anything, that's beginning to slightly shift away from the aftermath of fierce authoritarianism to the sort of "free market" where you can begin disregarding zoning laws to build death pits and tricking out your cars with flamethrowers and shit lol
numlok@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 165d
I'd add "Brazil", for so many reasons, but specifically the first appearance of Mar-a-lago face.
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 165d
Ioved the first half of that film!!
Never made sense of the ending however
frank@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 165d
What movie is it?
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 165d
Brazil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film)
Psythik@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 165d
Oh I thought they meant "Brazil" as in the country. 'Cause even without your context, the comment still makes sense lol
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 165d
No judgement, but I recommend checking it out
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 2 pts · 161d
I feel like if they marketed Cro-magnon forehead injections as "making you 20 years younger", Mar-a-lagos wouldn't even question it and do it until they looked like stand-ins for a Geico Caveman commercial lol
GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 165d
Wait, there is another.
Add in Dune. We're also in Dune.
GuillaumeGus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 165d
I want the butlerian jihad!
GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 165d
Butlerian Jihad NOW!! Iran, strike the datacentres!!!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 165d
if my butler goes on jihad who will iron my garters?
GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 164d
sacrifices must be made, they'll have to be wrinkly
0xCDE@infosec.exchange · 7 pts · 165d
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 165d
What they won't tell you is that all three take place in the same universe.
StillAlive@piefed.world · 2 pts · 165d
I had a headcanon that Terminator movies are prequels to The Matrix but I don't know how Idiocracy fits in that.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 165d
There's a big semi-sentient computer running the government in Idiocracy, which could make it a neat stand in for Skynet.
Idiocracy -> People become overly reliant on automation and complacent to the point of self-annihilation
Terminator -> Computers decide humans aren't worth the trouble, so they do a mass extermination
Matrix -> The conflict ends in a blotted out sky, which forces the computers to cannibalize humanity
Railing5132@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 164d
Wall-e - > A little love-sick robot conqueres an AI overlord and cleans up the mess left behind
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 165d
I was thinking the same thing in terms of order of events.
EyIchFragDochNur@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 165d
It's the happy ending
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk · 4 pts · 165d
Any chance anyone's up for sharing a pod? I need a hug.
dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 164d
Vampires dont go to heaven. They can see the pixels.
DemandtheOxfordComma@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 161d
So true
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 165d
As it turns out the fiction people who live in this world make up is similar to this world.
And if you think we're in any one of these fictive realities you did not pay attention to the medium.