The Functional Melancholic delivers a slow, quiet essay, The Death of Intelligence: Why Modern Society Celebrates Stupidity, in a 23-minute video about the seemingly constant drive in American culture toward stupidity.

His simple and straightforward talk really sums it up well. And, yes, he does mention Idiocracy, describing Mike Judge, now standing and chain smoking on a balcony, saying, “Don’t you realize, it was all just a joke?” Despite his nom de plume, he does say there is hope, see the post’s title, but he also says that we have a lot of work to do.

This is well worth your time.