The stupid people in the movies also watch movies, and when they see the people in the movies show their buttocks and fall down while walking, they giggled. The audience watching the movie outside the movie is also stupid and smart. The stupid one looked at it and smirked, while the smart one despised the jokes in it for being too low-level. There are also people like me who are worried about the country and the people who are full all day long, so they see piles of meanings and worries.
Because today's society is almost like this, although it is not as exaggerated as in the movie, the trend is not very optimistic.
It is a common social reality that people with high IQ and high education have a low fertility rate, and people with low IQ and low education have a high fertility rate. In China, postgraduate students often cannot find a partner and cannot afford to have children, and those who graduate from middle school (or even not graduate) often have children at the age of 18. Looking at the world, Muslims and blacks have the highest fertility rates. Whites have a worrying fertility rate. Europe and the United States are facing a crisis of greening (no racial discrimination is meant, but it is a fact that the overall education level of Muslims and blacks is relatively lower than that of whites) .
Moreover, there seems to be an atmosphere of pride in ignorance in today's society. I've complained before about the tendency to mock knowledge in American dramas. After thinking about it, this tendency is actually quite common. Starting from point-and-shoot cameras, all walks of life and all aspects pursue point-and-shoot operations. Don't make me think. "Don't Make Me Think" has rightfully been the title of a bestseller, and it's a big hit. The so-called "reaching out party" in China also has a bit of this meaning. It is not enough to cook the meal for him, and he has to use a spoon to feed him into his mouth. When there are many smart people, they can laugh at stupid people, and when there are more stupid people, it is time for stupid people to laugh at smart people.
There is also a trend of politicians becoming more and more entertaining stars. The president in the movie is completely in the style of a black singer. In reality, isn't Schwarzenegger the governor? Brad Pitt is also said to be running for a certain mayor or governor. Entertainment stars have a beautiful image and appeal to the public. It is enough for politicians to have this quality. Anyway, I don’t expect them to do practical things. One looks pleasing to the eye and speaks nicely. Now elected politicians are all about image, and elections are gradually turning into beauty pageants and talent shows. Both Obama and Ma Ying-jeou are much more handsome than their rivals, and they have more fans among the teachers. Although China is not universally elected, it has also produced a movie star. It can be regarded as closely following the international trend. Sure enough, the socialist national system also has advantages.
There are always fewer smart people than stupid people, which is probably the norm, but how can we maintain a balance so that smart people will not become extinct? I don't think there should be too few smart people, the fertility rate of smart people should not be too low, and the gap between smart and stupid should not be too big. This has a critical value. Within the critical value, although there are few smart people, the proportion remains stable; after the critical value, probably human beings will become more and more stupid, and it will become a process of positive feedback, which is difficult to reverse. .
At present, the living conditions in China are relatively poor and the competition is fierce, so it is slightly better. The United States can also maintain its balance by absorbing talent from all over the world. Imagine that if there is no talent input from all over the world to the United States, then whether the United States can maintain that critical value is really worrying...
In the film, Einstein felt that the world was full of idiots, so he built the atomic bomb. I don't know if Einstein thought so (it is said that Einstein is a very approachable personality among scientists?), but Blackadder definitely thought so. Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory should also resonate a lot. He said, I cry because other people are stupid. I weep for humanity. After all
, the movie itself is not as painstaking and compassionate as I am. A typical Hollywood-style happy ending, the protagonist became the president and returned with a beautiful woman. What about a world ruled by fools? It can't be saved... How much can you expect from a mediocre person?
Additional Notes:
1. The meaning of the title Idiocracy:
idiot means "stupid man"; the suffix -cracy means "rule", such as democracy (democracy); it means "stupid rule". I'm pretty sure of that.
Also, cracy is very similar to crazy, maybe it also implies that this is a crazy world? This is my guess.
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The more popular Chinese translation of this movie is "Stupid Evolution", and it is also mentioned at the beginning of the movie that evolution has changed direction.
In fact, evolution has never said that people will get stronger and smarter. I think the theory of evolution should be summed up like this: "The individuals we can see now must be the offspring of individuals who can leave offspring that can leave offspring." I also think this sentence is very confusing, run away...
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