What are the first things that come to mind when you think about the future of America? From the most educated scholars to high school dropouts, the majority of us have the assumption that our futures will involve robots, flying cars, and breathtaking architecture. When contemplating the way things are progressing in the 21st century, how much of these technological advancements can we really count on? The movie "Idiocracy," critiques aspects of our society ”such as more intelligent people waiting to have children, the deterioration of the English language, technology making it unnecessary to learn certain skills, and our choices in entertainment,” by exaggerating what American society would be like in 500 years if we follow the same trends. "Idiocracy," directed by Mike Judge, is an exaggeration of how American society would be in 2505. It is about an army employee named Joe Bauers, who was involved in a military project in which he was frozen in a state of suspended animation and forgotten about for 500 years. When he finally awakens he is in a dumbed down, dystopian society where he ends up being the smartest individual. In this new society, everyone depends on him to fix all of the domestic problems they are facing. Even though the movie came out in 2006, many of the problems expressed about the future are starting to happen right now. As explained in the movie, it all begins when "unfit" households had an increase in childbirths while educated, "capable" households were waiting to be financially stable or "ready for kids. Eventually, this causes those who were known as intellectuals to become "extinct." Though this is a dramatic and over exaggerated concept, this is somewhat a problem that is happening in today's society. One example of this concept in today's culture is a show like "16 and Pregnant," where teenage girls get pregnant and drop out of high school. Another example of this is The Jerry Springer