It only bothers me when people are hung up on the genetics aspect.
People (broadly statistically) tend to grow up to be similar to thier parents in terms of values. Not so much because of DNA, but because of how they were raised.
The premise holds even if you toss away anything to do with biology. (Which you should)
Idiots tend to have idiot kids because they raised them in idiot households, and idiots tend to have more kids.
If you toss the eugenics, all thats left is an obvious spite against poor people. Because the “idiots” in the movie are just common caricatures of poor people
The very first line. You are asserting that if you throw away a genetic argument (which in every single post I’ve made, you’ll see that I am encouraging everyone to do) that “all that is left” is hating poor people. This dichotomy that you introduced leaves no third option of behaviors being transferred via concious or unconscious emulation of parental figures.
Idiots tend to have idiot kids because they raised them in idiot households
Random people are usually way smarter than people give them credit. Idiots are an exception, though I have no idea how hey are distributed.
and idiots tend to have more kids
That’s completely unfundamented idea that was created to support some racist movements. One would think that movie made a clear enough point to convince anybody this is bullshit…
I want to enjoy Idiocracy, but there’s this undercurrent of eugenics in there that I’m not ever so fond of…
It’s the comedic premise of the movie, it’s not like it perpetuates the racist notions that were the real problem with pseudoscience like eugenics.
Even without the racial elements, eugenics is still an abhorrent ideology.
So what you’re saying is indiscriminate killing is the only fair way? 🧌
How about no killing? That is a way more fair option.
A little killing? Like the billionaires as a treat?
The whole movie relies exclusively on the idea that eugenics is real, even though they’re not focused on a racist subset of it.
Eugenics is pretty bad even when it’s not trying to be racist.
It’s a completely absurdist theme. The people insisting it reflects reality in any way are the ones that bother me.
Still, it’s a simple movie with simple jokes. The kind of thing maybe worth watching once, and not worth thinking about.
It only bothers me when people are hung up on the genetics aspect.
People (broadly statistically) tend to grow up to be similar to thier parents in terms of values. Not so much because of DNA, but because of how they were raised.
The premise holds even if you toss away anything to do with biology. (Which you should)
Idiots tend to have idiot kids because they raised them in idiot households, and idiots tend to have more kids.
If you toss the eugenics, all thats left is an obvious spite against poor people. Because the “idiots” in the movie are just common caricatures of poor people
That’s an interesting perspective.
In the “nature vs nurture” debate, I don’t think I’ve heard anyone so emphatically proclaim: “Niether!”
Where do you see nature vs nurture in my comment?
The very first line. You are asserting that if you throw away a genetic argument (which in every single post I’ve made, you’ll see that I am encouraging everyone to do) that “all that is left” is hating poor people. This dichotomy that you introduced leaves no third option of behaviors being transferred via concious or unconscious emulation of parental figures.
Random people are usually way smarter than people give them credit. Idiots are an exception, though I have no idea how hey are distributed.
That’s completely unfundamented idea that was created to support some racist movements. One would think that movie made a clear enough point to convince anybody this is bullshit…
Overall people are getting smarter
“Idiots” tend to have smart kids
Why are you against prenatal screening (eugenics)