Idiocracy, the documentary

[shoebox2]

I honestly don't expect much from the free Metro subway paper. For one thing, it's a free paper, and for another it's designed to be read at an hour when I'm not physically capable of expecting much. That I am sometimes driven to mild irritation at the hack writing and/or shallow insight says reams about how dreadful it actually is.

Then I saw this

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[dendritejungle]

YES. That article annoyed the hell out of me too!

[clio_1]

I love this: "The great thing about -- celebrities today is that they come in all ages, sizes, shapes and different ethnic groups. [ORLY?] There's always somebody that you can relate to."

So just because some random celebrity is a 33 year old white woman I should be able to relate to her? Hahaha no.

Also, "Everyone used to talk about the weather."

Geez. People have been gossiping about their neighbors and the elite for as long as society has existed. Also, some people talk about art, music, poetry, etc., as well as the weather and gossip. This woman thinks she's just extraordinarily special, doesn't she?

[shoebox2]

She does. The thing that really makes me crazy is that she believes it off such a limited understanding of human nature. Apparently it is now possible to be a successful journalist by actively working to close down minds.