Too stupid, too ignorant, too distracted by shiny objects and bullshit.
A couple months ago, I visited some family in the rust belt. They live in a once-thriving town that has been on the decline since the 70s. It’s full of abandoned factories, boarded-up storefronts, and decaying once-stately homes. And slot machines. Everywhere.
And I mean everywhere. Every bar has slots. The corner convenience store with bars on the window has slots. The national gas station chain has slots. The neighborhood grocer has slots. The car wash has slots. The BBQ joint has slots. The fast food fried chicken place has slots. The lingerie and dildo store has slots. And if you don’t want your degenerate gambling to be distracted by a car wash, fried chicken, or panties, not to worry: there are plenty of gaming parlors that offer nothing but slots, slots, slots.
As the kids would say: we’re cooked. This board is an anomaly. Your social circle is the exception. Most of America is full of uneducated dipshits who couldn’t give two shits about democracy or rights or equality. All they want is to eat ultraprocessed empty calories and feed their dopamine habit by jamming what little money they have into a noisy, blinky theft machine.
The Idiocracy is upon us.