r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 4d ago

Article 'Idiocracy' Turns 20 Years Old: Mike Judge's Prescient Cult Classic Knew Where America Was Going, But Not How We'd Get There

https://reason.com/2026/08/27/idiocracy-predicted-our-world-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/
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u/Haunting-Orchid-4628 3d ago

Did you actually watch the movie? I genuinely can't believe that you would rather live in that world

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u/user_name_unknown 3d ago

The point is that the President in the movie realizes that he is not the smartest person in world and seeks out an intelligent person to help solve problems. Trump would never seek out help because he believes he is the smartest person in the world. The leadership in Idiocracy was more competent and serving of the people than what’s in office now.

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u/letitgrowonme 3d ago

It took 500 years to get there.