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Thank you for posting this - today was the day I finally realized that it's not just a shorthand spelling of "khaki"-stocracy.

Oddly enough, my mental model for the term hasn't changed, but it's good to learn some Greek from time to time.

Worth watching Idiocracy for more details: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

Don't Look Up was also very enjoyable in a similar wheelhouse

I found it too close to the truth to be entirely enjoyable, but yes, it's a good film.

To get a better grasp of how we got to this point, "Brexit, the Uncivil War" is an excellent watch.

Worth watching for sure, but the kakistocracy is the oposite situation. The worst (the few), gouverning the rest.

We used to enjoy Back to the Future II, Idiocracy, and Cyberpunk as some kind of unsettling entertainment allowing us to feel smart and ethically superior. Turns out these scenarios are exactly the plan and we aren't that smart after all. No, it's not you who's going to be Biff Tannen.