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[–] 75 points 1 week ago (14 children)

We.. we are clearly in the stupidest universe, right? I don't believe it can get stupider. (Though I said this before in 2016)

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Except the problems are worse and more numerous, and the President isn't looking for an expert, plus he's one of the bigger problems.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Yeah, the problem in Idiocracy is that there was no one intelligent enough to listen to. In reality, there's plenty of intelligence, but few in power listen to the ones trying to better the planet. Theyre all more concerned about accumulating power and the next election cycle. If it doesnt look good, no matter how many it might help, its not worth doing to them.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Yes, it is, in fact, stupider: Trump replaced a picture of a President Joe Biden in the White House with a picture of an autopen, then showed President Xi with pride, further evidence--if it were needed--that Trump is dishonorable.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    As the Epstein emails proved, being rich and affluent doesn't preclude someone from also being illiterate. We like to think these real-life supervillains are smart and sophisticated, like in fiction, because at least then the world makes some amount of sense - it's plausible that a very intelligent person could amass that level of wealth. But the reality is that many of them have the written communication skills of a teenager using MSN Messenger circa 2004.

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