Welcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham (from "Inside" -- ALBUM OUT NOW)

What it is

Bo Burnham's song from his special Inside, a satirical take on internet culture, attention and extremism.

HN commenters bring it up in threads about the internet, attention economy and smartphones, mostly as a favorite, with a few dissenters.

“This is one of my favourite songs now”
Song about internet culture from a funny, sad special
zubspace, 2021-06 · Strong recommendation · in “I Miss the Old Internet (2019)”
“Bo Burnham is amazing.”
Song showing the extremism and attention economy of the internet
Imustaskforhelp, 2026-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Hacker News.love – 22 projects Hacker News didn't love”
“I absolutely loved it. Especially "Welcome to the Internet”
Bo Burnham song about internet culture
sodality2, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “iOS 15 Humane”
“hits this right on head”
Song capturing how the internet and mobile devices suck up attention
Pyrodogg, 2021-08 · Recommendation · in “Life before smartphones (2020)”

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

Topics: bo burnham, inside, attention economy, satire, comedy song