tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post7590310008860799358..comments2024-02-01T20:22:59.199-05:00Comments on Random Brain Droppings: Idiocracy-The True StoryCommander Zaiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-17619870841066527992013-03-28T18:45:42.295-04:002013-03-28T18:45:42.295-04:00dumb up! dumb up! Jo ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420027837365076239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-53075365333721005352013-03-28T16:54:27.663-04:002013-03-28T16:54:27.663-04:00i'd say there is plenty of anecdotal evidence ...i'd say there is plenty of anecdotal evidence for our rapid backward slide.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-501220591826466472013-03-20T03:06:11.760-04:002013-03-20T03:06:11.760-04:00Marja: I do have hope that the cooperative side of...Marja: I do have hope that the cooperative side of the human race is still evolving.<br /><br />Randal: LOL!!!! I have to wonder that Socrates would have loved Facebook. Although Soc would probably be considered the ultimate Troll. As for Grumpy Cat, he satifies my existential need to wish harm and death on those I find unworthy.<br /><br />Mr. Charleston: I agree, although I find myself using Google to find the meanings of words and other things.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-31298118402621433732013-03-19T07:26:02.718-04:002013-03-19T07:26:02.718-04:00Funny, while being scary and true. I am fascinate...Funny, while being scary and true. I am fascinated by the idea that the information age is actually producing less informed people than people with no information source as the only information most people get from the internet is only what they want to see... stuff they have previously searched for... ergo, information evolution has stopped.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-17108464427191797682013-03-19T05:17:30.998-04:002013-03-19T05:17:30.998-04:00Bring Socrates here and within a week he'd hav...Bring Socrates here and within a week he'd have his own Zuckerbook page and be surfing for pictures of grumpy cats.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-66169471250786531302013-03-19T02:53:22.999-04:002013-03-19T02:53:22.999-04:00When you look at the ones who's heads stick ou...When you look at the ones who's heads stick out there is not much evolvement going on. I do find a lot of wise and evolved people who live simple and humble lives though. There is hopeMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-21798919867133823542013-03-18T08:44:01.357-04:002013-03-18T08:44:01.357-04:00JUDI: Not quite sure what you meant, the last thin...JUDI: Not quite sure what you meant, the last thing I was saying was that such behavior was "ok". Better read my comment to Suzan below.<br /><br />Suzan: I tend to agree that human evolution is ongoing. In fact I agree with Crabtree's premise that our cushy lifestyle promotes behavior that in hunter-gather societies would get people killed. <br /><br />Now the question for me is does increased cooperation-the flip side of survival of the fittest-offset the damage done by the evil redneck.Wall Street banker axis.<br /><br />Mike P: I'll check it out. I've actually been avoiding most news lately. Call it a period of much needed decompression.<br /><br />Jerry: Interesting.<br /><br />Pixel: One is a mystery to me as well. LOL!!! So you missed the whole Jersey Shore gang. I wish I was that lucky.<br /><br />Mike W: Like I mentioned to Suzan I don't believe human evolution is over. As for cybernetics the news the other day that scientists had linked two living rat brains say a lot about where we could be going. <br /><br />Genetic engineering is also the big question, despite the gnashing of fundamentalist teeth, man-made "improvements" to the human genome are coming.<br /><br />Yeah, I did see Idiocracy, and in fact it was reading the Crabtree article that reminded me of it.<br /><br />Akelamalu: Yeah, I agree with that idea completely. I work around numerous people who should have been fixed long ago. Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-8487850108563145242013-03-18T07:16:54.484-04:002013-03-18T07:16:54.484-04:00I've been thinking for a while that there are ...I've been thinking for a while that there are some of the human race who are regressing rather than evolving. :(Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-58184555258608426692013-03-17T23:31:26.499-04:002013-03-17T23:31:26.499-04:00Have you seen the movie "Idiocracy"? It&...Have you seen the movie "Idiocracy"? It's based on the premise that the more intelligent people tend to have fewer children than the um, less than intelligent, so as a whole society becomes dumber. The movie is a comedy, but maybe there's something to it. (You betcha!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-30782696028005954142013-03-17T22:30:27.587-04:002013-03-17T22:30:27.587-04:00Hi, I know for certain I'm getting dumber by t...Hi, I know for certain I'm getting dumber by the hour. Can't speak for anyone else. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marching_Morons<br /><br />I don't believe we are done evolving, just that there might not be an us to evolve soon. But I think cybernetic culture will continue to evolve into something we won't recognize. That will happen at a much faster rate than biologic evolution. Science fiction gets me excited. in a good way.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533184345345882921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-41176485102823878922013-03-17T15:54:51.740-04:002013-03-17T15:54:51.740-04:00Now don't you be insulting the local Avon sale...Now don't you be insulting the local Avon sales lady...!<br /><br />So I didn't recognize many of the people on the left (just a few), but who is the ugly chick on the right?Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-87150335325232394682013-03-17T15:44:21.388-04:002013-03-17T15:44:21.388-04:00Yes sir, as long as bleeding-heart liberals keep p...Yes sir, as long as bleeding-heart liberals keep paying ne'erdowells to spit out babies, the strong may not survive, and where will humanity be then?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-11466801465216852612013-03-17T12:44:41.404-04:002013-03-17T12:44:41.404-04:00Speaking of CPAC did you see this, Beach? Nice to ...Speaking of CPAC did you see this, Beach? Nice to see them drop the pretenses for a change. ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/03/15/1729331/cpac-slavery-minority-outreach/" rel="nofollow">http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/03/15/1729331/cpac-slavery-minority-outreach</a>MikePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425927693504630691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-34806090092751603372013-03-17T12:37:21.262-04:002013-03-17T12:37:21.262-04:00Just finished reading "Deep Ancestry" by...Just finished reading "Deep Ancestry" by Spencer Wells. Worth your while I think. Enjoy!<br /><br />Africa was a long time ago to most of us who evolved from those traveling north and west. Not that it all wasn't a very long time ago.<br /><br />But no, it's hardly stopped.<br /><br />Love ya,<br /><br />SCirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-74879289574191720642013-03-17T11:36:22.071-04:002013-03-17T11:36:22.071-04:00So.....you means it's OK for all those fundame...So.....you means it's OK for all those fundamentalist, conservative, revisionist, anti-Department of Education and lover of school vouchers to actually DO what they're doing??? (Must be in the Bible somewhere.....their's only)<br /><br />Is it nature's way to bring about planned obsolescence?<br />Or is God just irritated that man birthed the Republican Party.........;-)JUDI M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10371810363877424765noreply@blogger.com