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elzbardico ◴[01 Nov 25 03:01 UTC] No.45778915[source]▶
When I first watched Idiocracy decades ago, I thought it was a funny comedy.

As the years came, I started to see it as a prophecy.

And then, here we are, and we finally found out that Idiocracy is now a documentary.

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TkTech ◴[01 Nov 25 05:10 UTC] No.45779409[source]▶
You wish this timeline was Idiocracy. In that universe the president realized he didn't know best, freely admitted it, and recruited the smartest man alive. Even gave him credit for the problems they solved.

That would _never_ happen in this timelime. Imagine Trump thinking "Maybe I dont know anything about the weather, maybe I should ask an expert instead of suggesting nuking a hurricane."

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1. itsoktocry ◴[01 Nov 25 11:08 UTC] No.45780773[source]▶
Well, either Trump never listens to experts and still managed to become an extremely successful business man and became President, twice, by sheer skill. Or he actually listens to experts.

I bet you don't like either answer.

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2. bfkwlfkjf ◴[01 Nov 25 12:25 UTC] No.45781113[source]▶
What's your view?
3. Paradigm2020 ◴[01 Nov 25 13:02 UTC] No.45781317[source]▶
By what metric is he an extremely succesful businessman ?

Why would he have to listen to experts to become president ?

I personally think he's an expert salesman... But take away the wealth and time he was born in and he's neither president nor nearly as rich (he'd be comfortably off <> salesman.

The truth is not always, but definitely very often, in the middle. I think most people don't like that answer.