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[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

In Idiocracy, people are anti-science. If you were to read a book, they would call you a nerd and kill you.

In real life, people believe in pseudo-science. Everyone read books, and believes that to be the ultimate truth and everybody else is wrong.

In Idiocracy, you don't have flat-earthers, anti-vaxxers, climate change deniers. You have dumb people proud of not knowing stuff.

So there is still a difference.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

You have dumb people proud of not knowing stuff. So there is still a difference.

I have some bad news....

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Everyone reads books? Over half of Americans read at a 6th-grade level, at best.

[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You are vastly over estimating literacy rates. And you cant really make that statement on any grounds as nothing of the like was discussed.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Hilarious comment coming from someone who consistently has spelling and grammar mistakes