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Title: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Ben on September 13, 2022, 08:16:27 AM
I realize that these kinds of interviews focus on the dummies while not including those who can answer the (extremely easy) questions correctly, but it blows my mind that they can find this many morons.

On the telling time thing, it's my understanding that even otherwise intelligent youth can no longer tell analog time, much as they can't figure out how to use a rotary phone, so that's likely different than the blank looks for "what's 3x3x3?"

The interviews appear to be in a large urban area, probably back East. Note: The interviewer is kind of annoying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu7RXlIEbog
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: cordex on September 13, 2022, 08:39:04 AM
Yes.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: dogmush on September 13, 2022, 08:56:36 AM
Have you seen the one where they ask people what country the "Queen of England" is from?  People get it wrong.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Ben on September 13, 2022, 09:00:57 AM
Have you seen the one where they ask people what country the "Queen of England" is from?  People get it wrong.

He asks several like that, and I guess I can see where even intelligent people would initially do a double take before they said, "ha ha, okay, wiseguy". The ones that get me are the questions like asking what countries border the US, or "Name five states" (the Bronx!).
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: griz on September 13, 2022, 09:41:42 AM
I always wonder if it's people who know the answer but want to be a celebrity, albeit a dumb one.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: HankB on September 13, 2022, 09:57:02 AM
I always wonder if it's people who know the answer but want to be a celebrity, albeit a dumb one.
I've had that same thought myself . . . people who know the (obvious) answers will never make the cut and appear in the videos.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 13, 2022, 10:47:57 AM
A lot of girls think it's cute to look dumb. I wouldn't be surprised if some guys think so, too.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: cordex on September 13, 2022, 11:02:59 AM
A lot of girls think it's cute to look dumb. I wouldn't be surprised if some guys think so, too.
True.  Culturally some things are more acceptable or even fashionable to be stupid about too - math, for instance.  I imagine some subcultures and age groups take that and run with it.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on September 13, 2022, 11:37:48 AM
Have you seen the one where they ask people what country the "Queen of England" is from?  People get it wrong.

Is this some semantic nonsense question, where they're looking for precise designation of exactly whatever the hell England is?  Is it the United Kingdom?  Is Wales a "country" according to Brit nomenclature and she's from there?  Or is any British-ish answer accurate and people are that dumb?
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: WLJ on September 13, 2022, 11:52:24 AM
Have you seen the one where they ask people what country the "Queen of England" is from?  People get it wrong.

Who's buried in Grant's grave?

Edit: sorry Tomb
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Fly320s on September 13, 2022, 05:50:17 PM
Have you seen the one where they ask people what country the "Queen of England" is from?  People get it wrong.

She is from Germany.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 13, 2022, 07:55:13 PM
06:38 --

Dweeb: "Do you know what 3 times 3 times 3 is?"

Chick: "Yes."

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 13, 2022, 07:56:28 PM
She is from Germany.

Wrong.

Born in London.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: MechAg94 on September 13, 2022, 08:09:18 PM
They have been doing stuff like this as long as I can remember.  It doesn't represent any sort of new trend.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 13, 2022, 11:27:16 PM
Wrong.

Born in London.


I think he's saying the British royals are of German heritage. Or Austrian, or whatever it was.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Fly320s on September 14, 2022, 07:54:45 AM

I think he's saying the British royals are of German heritage. Or Austrian, or whatever it was.

This one.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Ron on September 14, 2022, 09:12:06 AM
They don't know anything about anything but I bet all of them are proponents of the "I f****** love science!" psyop.

Believe the "experts", you will believe the "experts" ... A bunch of hypnotized imbeciles.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Ben on September 14, 2022, 09:18:42 AM
They have been doing stuff like this as long as I can remember.  It doesn't represent any sort of new trend.

Sure, but my OP point was the fact that they find so many stupid people. These are all voters, and they can't name five states.

Actually, I'd like to see this guy go to Congress and ask the exact same questions. I seriously bet that 20% of current congressionals would miss most of the questions.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: RoadKingLarry on September 14, 2022, 09:20:19 AM
Sure, but my OP point was the fact that they find so many stupid people. These are all voters, and they can't name five states.

Actually, I'd like to see this guy go to Congress and ask the exact same question. I seriously bet that 20% of current congressionals would miss most of the questions.

That's mighty optimistic of you.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: dogmush on September 14, 2022, 10:10:43 AM
Is this some semantic nonsense question, where they're looking for precise designation of exactly whatever the hell England is?  Is it the United Kingdom?  Is Wales a "country" according to Brit nomenclature and she's from there?  Or is any British-ish answer accurate and people are that dumb?

No they were looking for "England".  I assume they would have taken the UK, Scotland, Wales, Canada, Australia or Jamaica if someone had been quick enough to rattle them off.  Most people [that made the video edit] just said some version of "I don't know"
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: WLJ on September 14, 2022, 10:19:50 AM
A disturbingly large % of those unable to do basic math or simple logical deduction, which is disturbing all by itself, will also tell you it's a scientific fact men can get pregnant.

It's not a bug it's a feature
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 14, 2022, 09:25:43 PM
This one.

If the Queen (who was born in London) is "from" Germany, then I'm "from" France. (But I was born in Texas, and both of my parents were born in the USA.)
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: WLJ on September 14, 2022, 09:29:15 PM
If the Queen (who was born in London) is "from" Germany, then I'm "from" France. (But I was born in Texas, and both of my parents were born in the USA.)

Well my dad was born in Paris..................Paris Tennessee
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 14, 2022, 09:49:59 PM
If the Queen (who was born in London) is "from" Germany, then I'm "from" France. (But I was born in Texas, and both of my parents were born in the USA.)

If you were British royalty, that comparison might be apt. Think about it.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: JTHunter on September 15, 2022, 12:27:20 AM
Wrong.

Born in London.

Wasn't the late Prince Phillip (QE2's husband) from Germany?
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: HankB on September 15, 2022, 06:54:48 AM
Wasn't the late Prince Phillip (QE2's husband) from Germany?
Born in Greece, patrilineal lineage was Greek and Danish, mother was from Battenberg (in Germany). He was in the line of succession to both the Greek and Danish thrones, but that didn't work out.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: WLJ on September 15, 2022, 08:30:21 AM
Wasn't the late Prince Phillip (QE2's husband) from Germany?

Greece
And for reference
His father was Greek, mother English (born in Windsor castle in fact)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: JTHunter on September 18, 2022, 09:45:09 PM
Thanks HankB and WLJ.
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: WLJ on September 20, 2022, 12:38:21 PM
Back on target

Scary how insightful some try to sound while not having a clue what happened on 9/11

THIS Is Who Students Think Attacked Us on 9/11?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc747VAbDVA

Sigh
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Bogie on September 20, 2022, 01:16:15 PM
Watched about half of that...
 
In the rest of it, did any of them say that it was because of Trump?
Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: WLJ on September 20, 2022, 01:24:02 PM
Watched about half of that...
 
In the rest of it, did any of them say that it was because of Trump?

I faded in and out of consciousness at various points but not that I recall. One did say Bush.

Title: Re: Interviewing Idiocracy
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 20, 2022, 11:38:07 PM
It was MAGA Republicans, obviously.