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[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

The purpose of a thing is what it does

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    The purpose of a system is what it does. This is based on the observation that systems can be changed by those with the power if what it is doing is unsatisfactory to those with the power.

    That doesn't apply to all things. The purpose of my cat wasn't to puke on my carpet. That was just something I unfortunately had to deal with.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    How many people has Idiocracy convinced that eugenics is the way forward?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Propaganda doesn't have to be convincing to be propaganda. When people are saying we live in Idiocracy, it's not a very far leap to say that we need policies in place to direct the growth of the human population. That idea is eugenics.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    I'm talking about something's purpose being what it does. If it doesn't do that thing, then that can't be its purpose.

    So how many people is the movie influencing about eugenics and come out of it with such strong opinions?

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Propaganda doesn't have to be convincing to be propaganda

    True, but it has to deliberately TRY to be convincing. Otherwise it's by definition not propaganda.

    When people are saying we live in Idiocracy, it's not a very far leap to say that we need policies in place to direct the growth of the human population.

    The fuck it isn't! 🤦🏻

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    The fuck it isn't

    To the people that only know eugenics as "the thing Nazis believed", then it is. The way neonazis onboard people is by asking questions such as "don't you think we should try to eliminate this horrible genetic disease?"

    It's the same premise.

    Edit: actually, I had forgotten. The pseudoscientist inventor of eugenics, Francis Galton, specifically sought to make the human population smarter.

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