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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 93 points 2 months ago (3 children)

How is this not the Idiocracy timeline? I'd anything it feels like the pace of the "dumbing down" is too fast.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The president in Idiocracy sought the help of someone smart.

Y’all need to remember that and realize we are way past this movie.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

He could also form coherent sentences, was in Terry Crews-shape, and didn't shit himself once. We're already well into Idiocracy 2: Electric Boogaloo territory.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

and it was the AI assigning jobs to people too.

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Idiocracy would be a vast improvement over our current predicament, no joke.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ignorant but willing to learn. And laugh about farts, not violence.

IIRC. Maybe I should re-watch it.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Don't forget the Dil-dozer!

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Yeah, there weren't leagues of malevolent rich assholes seeking to make the world worse for their own profits. Just a bunch of idiots who apparently forgot how to think.

[–] MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago

Absolutely, idiocracy was too optimistic. In their version, it took 500 years to get there.

We'll be there in a generation, maybe 2. (If we have that many generations.)

[–] Tramort@programming.dev 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago

Trump/Epstein files*

[–] SuchThunder@lemmy.world 47 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Camacho would be such an improvement on reality nowadays...

[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 months ago

Ya, at least he recognized there was someone out there smarter than him and brought him in as an advisor.

[–] MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hate how increasingly accurate this movie has become.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As is usually pointed out, the similarities are not strong.

President Camacho actually wanted to help his people, hired the smartest person he could find, and listened to his advice.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And stepped down as President in the end to let someone else lead. For a better comparison of leadership now, look at Don't Look Up. Far more realistic in so many ways.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I'll also throw in Iron Sky.

[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 4 points 2 months ago

The problem with that is the world has to get bad enough for President Camacho to help the world. We're in the Pre-Camacho era

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I literally saw a comment about a month ago on Lemmy saying "what's next, wrestling matches in the white house?" Or something like that.

Whoever you were, you fucking called it

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

They've been discussing this for the past couple of months at least though.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago
[–] unknown@piefed.social 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Release the Trump/Epstein files.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 months ago

UFC to host first-ever fight event at the White(trash) House

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

I'm so embarrassed to be associated with this country. I've only grown less and less patriotic as time goes by

[–] Launch@piefed.social 15 points 2 months ago

We live in a joke of a country

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

President Camacho approves

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

At least camacho listened to tiny Head smart guy.

Yes we are in the timeline where the stupidest most over the top attempt at playing a stupid president would be a better candidate than the current president.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

But we do have smart guy. Elon Musk will solve all our problems

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I just meant the MMA bit. He was a champion!

[–] Unquote0270@programming.dev 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Trump must really have a huge penis eh?! What a big boy.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, watching two ripped tattooed dudes wrestle in their underwear while inside a literal cage. Macho af

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My favorite thing is taking pictures of them grappling, then putting a black censor bar over the trunks so it looks like they're having sex. Turns out it's really really easy to make it look gay(er).

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Probably just a coincidence that Paramount is purchasing UFC exclusive steaming rights in a seven year deal.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

skydance a trumper, trying to save the dying stream industry, trying to get the conservative audience on board.

without TREK, and south park, Theres no reason to even have paramount.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

When are these “Alpha Males” going to turn on the pedo in chief because they certainly look like a bunch of beta cucks right now

[–] Hamlam282@piefed.social 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

UFC started to become fascist, absolutely ruinimg the sport. UFC In the facist house

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

We need more politically and philosophically astute sports.

[–] bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dana White at the inauguration was such a fever dream experience.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

his creation of trying to make the trashy SLAP-fighting a thing should tell you as much, he mustve seen the UFC is declining, and need a new grift.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

its basically glorified bumfights, allegedly he doesnt pay most of his fighters well, unless they are the face of the company.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

Truly Dystopian

Ackshuly, isn't dystopia in the future? So, what is this then? Oh yeah, fascism.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Was the WWF (or whatever the criminal wrestling organization goes by these days) booked?

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

This is the best thing Trump has done this term