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[–] KosherHiveKicker 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago  (edited ago)

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[–] srgmpdns 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

The premise and several plot points were taken from a classic scifi novella, The Marching Morons:

http://mysite.du.edu/~treddell/3780/Kornbluth_The-Marching-Morons.pdf

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[–] tippyc 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago 

not idiocracy. 1984. only the book was set 40 years too early. we're almost there.

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[–] Sosacms 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I had my doubts. It was just an extreme that'll never actually happen. But then common core...

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[–] LiberatedDeathStar 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It's already happening. Smart people don't have children. I think I've seen that we've lost between 2-4 average IQ points already over the past few decades, just from smart people not breeding.

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[–] Onlio 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

What an original thought. Are they searching twitter for story ideas?

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[–] Eastupward 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

...it's true, I can watch movies and shit at the same time, while also socializing. The future is rad.

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[–] marvinrabbit 1 point 6 points (+7|-1) ago 

<obligatory>xkcd</obligatory>

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[–] 0fsgivin 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

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