Infrastructure: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
What it is
A John Oliver Last Week Tonight segment on America's crumbling infrastructure and why maintenance is neglected and underfunded. It mixes comedy with real examples such as aging bridges and dams.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters link it when discussions turn to dam failures, bridge collapses, or the unglamorous work of maintenance.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2016, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“John Oliver did a pretty good piece on infrastructure”
John Oliver piece on neglected infrastructure maintenance
jrockway, 2016-03 · Recommendation · in “Mosul dam engineers warn it could fail at any time, killing 1M people”
“this one is quite funny even if it's very real”
Funny but very real take on infrastructure
frik, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “Images and video showing extent of Oroville dam damage”
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Topics: infrastructure, john oliver, bridges, dams, public funding
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