Charles Darwin
Why "idiocracy"? Because man is able to do the most stupid thing in his life.
one of the options
I'm not even going to say how difficult it is to live in the modern world with such a level of development. Man just does not have time to enter into the rhythm of life. The constant jumps.
Do you want to live? Spin as a squirrel in the wheel!
After the peak of human power, something fundamental must happen. (Decreased mental activity and the desire for something new). In the end, in the theory of evolution - mutants replace former people. And in our case, there are two possible variants of events:
- A person will become a cyborg.
- Artificial intelligence will to gives an error and begin to rebel.
You can already recall the idea of "Gits" manga or anime version. (The film is a vicious mistake in the arts).
Also the ideas of the films are the "Terminator" or the "Matrix". (Although the latter is not profitable in terms of generating power for new owners, but for an example it will suffice)
However it's not bad to become stronger and smart
(Still from the movie Elysium: Paradise is not on Earth)
The current person himself will go to the second plan, giving way to a new species.
The described options are the most possible event if a meteorite or aliens arrive from space.