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Unfortunately Sealab 2021 was more accurate in predicting the future.
by jhpankow 3y ago
Unfortunately Sealab 2021 was more accurate in predicting the future.
- Loughla 3y agoI was joking with friends, that it appeared that people saw shows like Star Trek and Star Wars, and thought - hey, we can do that. The problem is that politicians and governments saw shows like Idiocracy and Space Balls, and thought - hey, we can do that.
- WalterBright 3y agoStar Trek convinced me that keyboards spit out sparks and smoke and throw you across the room if you type in illogic.
- codebje 3y agoStar Wars is pretty dystopian in every era shown in the movies. Even at the height of the Galactic Republic large areas of the outer rim have people living in poverty and outright slavery. Coruscant appears nice, but a little below the surface criminal gangs are running the place with most of the planet's population never even seeing sunlight. Plus the powerful elite tapped into the discontent that they'd created in order to further their own power, then crushed the useful idiots who rebelled against the oppression and doubled down with more oppression.
- Paul-Craft 3y agoI'd say Biodome and Idiocracy were far, far more accurate.
- JohnFen 3y agoAnd Idiocracy is a hopeful movie -- it shows how an enlightened leader (Herbert Camacho) can actually help society move out of a collapse (that feels more and more likely to happen in real life).
- LargoLasskhyfv 3y agoNot really. Because at the end some annoyed pimp called Upgrayedd tunnels there through time. Presumably to pursue an upgrade for his revenue stream. Fuck yeah!
- dylan604 3y agoYeah, but if you're Not Sure, then it's really hard to convince other people as well though.
- hef19898 3y agoIdiocracy got the timeline wrong so, Star Trek and co assumed we are much faster, Idiocracy assumed we are much slower.
- Izkata 3y agoStar Trek's DS9 episodes featuring Sanctuary Districts were set in 2024, and Star Trek's WWIII started around 2026. We're kinda on track.