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  • CeeBee@lemmy.world
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    Here’s a bit of good news. The idea that frogs just wait to get boiled is proven false. Every animal has a limit to what they will tolerate due to self preservation. The from will jump out when it gets too hot.

    That being said, I just recently watched Idiocracy… I’m a bit worried.

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      You should be worried, in the movie they recognized their stupidity and made way for the smarter character to lead.

      our timeline is worse than idiocracy

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      Just remember that, regardless of the creators’ intents, Idiocracy is essentially pro-eugenics.

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        That’s not true at all, genetics only play a part in the mental development of a person, much of it is instead related to the environment where a person has been growing.

        It is as with talent, some people are better than other at certain activities but even the most gifted person cannot compete with a professional who has spent his life training and studying his craft.

        The same can be said for “intelligence”: if you are never taught to think you’ll never think once in your lifetime, even if you are the exact copy of Leonardo da Vinci; on the other hand, even if you are thick as a rock but you’ve been growing in a society focused on your development you’ll be able to become a normal person.

        Eugenetic politics do nothing for humanity betterment, social structure is much more important IMHO

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          Okay, I agree with you and I’m not sure why you’re saying I’m wrong. That movie definitely has a eugenics bent and that’s why I’m saying people shouldn’t put too much stock in it.

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            Because the movie does not hint at eugenetics as solution to the crisis, it’s a hymn against stupidity and a cry to better educate the masses. First of all about sexual education and the danger of unprotected sex and secondly about politics and civic duties. I mean, I really don’t see how one could interpret the message of the movie as “do eugenetics”, that’s all.

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              I think the people seeing it as pro-eugenics are latching onto the “stupid person makes stupid babies” part as being the reason for the Idiocracy. Basically they think the movie is arguing “IQ is 100% nature and 0% nurture”

              But IMO the intro pretty clearly showed that the main factor in the degradation of society is that the low IQ family were raising too many kids in a chaotic environment with no actual parenting.

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        If that’s the outcome of abstaining from eugenics, I’m willing to give it another shot.