In the movie, the future is dumb because society collapsed. In reality, the TV is smart— too smart . Algorithms have learned exactly what keeps your eyes glued to the screen without engaging your prefrontal cortex.
Because the real horror of Idiocracy wasn't the bad TV. It was that everyone forgot there was ever anything else. What’s your guilty pleasure show? And do you watch it actively, or as background noise? Let me know in the comments. idiocracy television
If you’ve seen the 2006 cult classic Idiocracy , you remember the horrifyingly hilarious future: a world where the top-grossing film is called Ass , and the President is a former pro-wrestler speaking in grunts. For years, we laughed at it as satire. In the movie, the future is dumb because society collapsed