• db2@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    That was what I read it as, no worries. I really can’t think of a better correlation like that movie though. The stupid people part is key.

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      2 hours ago

      Ah, I see how we differ now. I think the key isn’t just that they’re stupid, but more importantly that they’re incurious, mean-spirited, cowardly, and duped by propaganda. And that the leadership is malicious and corrupt, not merely incompetent. As such, I think just about every other dystopia is a better fit than Idiocracy is. 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Star Wars: Andor – take your pick!