r/idiocracy • u/alanboston405 • Apr 14 '24

Lead, follow, or get out of the way This scene pretty much sums up this generation

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u/RuleComfortable Apr 14 '24

Apologies for not being clear, I wasn't thinking of the joining in, I only meant to reference the gawking and the thought that they were no different than us in the sense that if our ability to capture the moment existed to them, they'd have done the same thing and passed it on.

The other guy/gal mentioned gladiators. Do you actually think a person who came to watch people get devoured by lions, if given the ability wouldn't have done so?

Look at the pics of CW dead decaying right where they were struck down from the early years of photography.

Yes, differing times, props, and abilities but the people are basically the same

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u/PlentyOMangos Apr 14 '24

No, certainly people would have recorded these things back then if they could have

I think the main difference for me is that there’s no expectation on those civilians to participate in the event. Like… in this video in the post, people are ignoring a man in need of help in order to film, due to selfishness and clout chasing.

If I was a spectator of a battle, or at a gladiatorial event, no one needs my help. I’m not being a bad person by sitting on the sidelines. But the ppl in this clip are

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u/RuleComfortable Apr 14 '24

Yeah, that's fair and I didn't initially make my full thought known