"Idiocracy - the movie about an average man who wakes up in a future where society has become catastrophically stupid - turns 20 years old this year, and its vision of a future where humanity has grown very, very dumb already looks prescient."
"Honestly, can you look around and NOT say things have seriously devolved in the last 20 years? Anyway, here are a bunch of absolute dolts who prove we're all doomed:"
"1. First, a bunch of people in Kentucky tried to vote against Zohran Mamdani for New York mayor...the only problem was, you know, they lived in Kentucky:"
Idiocracy turned twenty this year, and its vision of a future where humanity has grown very dumb already looks prescient. Everyday political and civic missteps amplify a sense of societal decline. Voters in Kentucky attempted to cast ballots against Zohran Mamdani for New York mayor despite living in Kentucky. A former president made a highly publicized gesture attempting to conceal something about his hand, prompting comparisons to the film. A city opened a public process to rename an elementary school in ways that felt absurd and disconnected from community priorities. These examples illustrate recurring instances of confusion, poor judgment, and institutional fragility.
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