r/AskScienceFiction • u/tachibanakanade • 22h ago
[2012] In the move 2012, top gov't officials from around the world and the wealthy (think the Saudi Royal Family or techbro rich) all get on these arcs that are supposed to help humanity survive the apocalypse. Wouldn't having such a non-diverse grouping endanger our long term survival?
So, in the movie 2012 the super-wealthy and world's government officials all fund these arcs that supposedly would save humanity. Unfortunately, for the most part, there is very little diversity in the type of person who is accepted. (Some Chinese laborers and most of the main cast survive.) Wouldn't the fact that they didn't include "regular" people harm the species' survival? I know they mentioned that most of Africa may not have been harmed by the shifting of the world, so maybe that would make the result more diverse when they get to the land, but still.