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Everythings Amazing & Nobodys Happy

checkoutmytrip · comedy · Watch on YouTube

Stand-up & sketch comedyFuturism & technology and society

What it is

A clip of Louis C.K.'s bit "Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy," about how quickly people take modern technology for granted and complain about it. It is a comedic riff on impatience with air travel and gadgets.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Posted constantly in threads about tech complaints as a reminder to appreciate how remarkable modern technology is.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2010, last 2012

What HN commenters said

  1. “And please watch”

    Reminder to appreciate modern air travel

    smiler, 2011-02 · Recommendation · in “Why I stopped travelling to the US and largely stopped doing business in the US”

  2. “You might want to see this”

    Reminds complainers how remarkable the device is

    batista, 2012-09 · Recommendation · in “iPhone 5”

  3. “Maybe we need to watch this tube to see things in a more balanced way”

    Gives a more balanced view of complaining

    tomaszkubacki, 2012-09 · Recommendation · in “Everything's broken and nobody's upset”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: louis c.k., stand-up, entitlement, gratitude, technology

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