people forced to be average dystopia theme

also known as: Scandinavian Jante dystopia, dystopic egalitarianism

There is a dystopian society in which people who are exceptional, in one way or another, are censored. They may for example be killed, or have some form of handicap imposed on them.

Examples

In tz1985e1x06a "Examination Day", a 12 year old boy was lawfully disposed of after he failed his intelligence test with an above acceptable performance. His dimwitted parents were, naturally, distraught.

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StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Harrison Bergeron (1995) choice We saw a society in which people with above average abilities, be they mental or physical, were forced to wear handicap items, including intelligence dimming headbands and heavy weights for certain athletes. In general, citizens were pushed to strive to be of equal wealth, intelligence, athletic prowess and social status to all around them.
tz1985e1x06a choice We saw a society in which people with above average intelligence were euthanized.