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[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

TPM your memes bring me so much joy. Let's all raise a glass to TPM and wish them good health and a long career in memes and shitposting.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Happy to be of service!

Vampires dont go to heaven. They can see the pixels.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Problem with venn diagrams is that I'll never know what 1984 and hunger games combined to make without watching brave new world or Soylent Green

Also how much is animal farm like hunger games

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago

thank god for mathematitians

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Meh, it really just feels more like were at the center of idiocracy

[–] kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Listening to average person explain AI feels very similar to idiocracy explaining electrolytes

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (2 children)

And I can't even get a handjob at Starbucks

[–] nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A gentleman's latte, you say

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Better get it later than never.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not with that attitude, you just need to lower your standards on who is giving. Have you tried just making an announcement when you walk in like "I'll give $50 for a hand job, right now, in the back"

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

These prices are OUTRAGEOUS

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

38 cents and a twix wrapper

[–] grue@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

I don't know how many times I'm gonna have to keep saying this, but Idiocracy was infinitely better than real life. President Camacho was both well-intentioned and (relatively) competent, and that is in stark contrast to the "president" we actually have.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

President Camacho was actually a great president. He didn't seem to be abusing the office for any kind of personal gain. He was an inspiring public speaker. He listened to the voters, he tried to find the smartest person and appoint him so that he'd solve the problems facing the USA, he let the genius try out his solution even though it seemed absurd, and only ordered him to be executed when it only made the situation worse. Also, once the problems were solved, he left office without any complaints.

I watched it again recently, and the thing that really stood out for me was Camacho's speeches compared to Trump's. I think if they re-made Idiocracy today, they'd have to make Camacho sound a lot more stupid in those speeches. Trump has lowered the bar so much.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

camacho and trump are both wrestling promo shooters but widely different versions of it

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It... It makes me sad that you're right. Camacho is better than Trump. Fuck me sideways and call me Sally.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Not just better, but sounds a lot smarter.

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

It’s funny that Idiocracy is too wholesome and positive to be applicable to our situation.

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago

Idiocracy is what happens after now. We have to finish hitting rock bottom first.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Seeing what’s happening in Ukraine and in Iran and neighbouring gulf countries feels like early stage Terminator to me. Same goes for all the Sam Altman slop. The goal of AI is to replace us. Right now it might not do a very good job at most things we can do, but I don’t think it’s too far from replacing almost everything we do on the battlefield.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago

*Don't Look Up

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[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You wish you were in The Matrix. The robots on that one were much nicer to humanity than humanity deserved.

Even taking the idiotic "humans as energy sources" justification at face value, the fact they didn't go all I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on humanity after humans took the most imbecilic and morally reprehensible path at every turn, shows they got out of their way to not be the bad guys.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I recently had a thought that they should retcon this so that the humans were basically GPUs. In the simulation they have lots of people doing complex processing because it's the late 90s in the simulation. People grind a lot of thinking.

It's just like websites that scam you into processing bitcoin mining. But with human brains.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

IIRC the original script apparently had humans being used as CPUs, but it was decided that people wouldn't get it.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Here I am 27 years late to the party.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I mean, I can't deny that.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

Well, that I can refute.

Wait...ugh, well, no, not really. Actually, that some about right.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 3 days ago

This should now replace Idiocracy or Wag the Dog. It's so on the nose in so many ways, that's why so many people didn't like it. And there's no positive really, like "well, they had a President who cared and recognized the smart people's opinion" or "well, at least the war didn't really happen".

[–] numlok@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd add "Brazil", for so many reasons, but specifically the first appearance of Mar-a-lago face.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ioved the first half of that film!!

Never made sense of the ending however

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Oh I thought they meant "Brazil" as in the country. 'Cause even without your context, the comment still makes sense lol

No judgement, but I recommend checking it out

[–] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wait, there is another.
Add in Dune. We're also in Dune.

[–] GuillaumeGus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I want the butlerian jihad!

[–] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Butlerian Jihad NOW!! Iran, strike the datacentres!!!

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

if my butler goes on jihad who will iron my garters?

[–] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

sacrifices must be made, they'll have to be wrinkly

[–] 0xCDE@infosec.exchange 6 points 3 days ago
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (5 children)

What they won't tell you is that all three take place in the same universe.

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