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George Carlin - Saving the Planet

Dadniel · comedy · Watch on YouTube

Stand-up & sketch comedyEnvironment, agriculture & food systems

What it is

George Carlin's stand-up routine arguing the planet will be fine and it is people who are in trouble. It mocks the idea of saving the planet.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN quotes it in environmental threads as a famous, darkly funny take that the planet will outlast humanity.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “It's never a bad time to listen to George Carlin's "saving the planet”

    Carlin's saving-the-planet comedy as comfort on extinction.

    radiorental, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “Insect collapse”

  2. “I cannot explain it better than George Carlin [1]. Enjoy!”

    Carlin explains the problem will solve itself.

    kbr2000, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Sir David Attenborough makes stark warning about species extinction”

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

Topics: george carlin, stand-up, environment, pollution, extinction

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