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Louis CK Everything Is Amazing And Nobody Is Happy

Lisa Zielinski · comedy · Watch on YouTube

Stand-up & sketch comedyFuturism & technology and society

What it is

A clip of Louis CK on Conan riffing that everything is amazing and nobody is happy, about people complaining over airplane wifi and taking modern technology for granted.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN invokes it whenever people grumble about convenience, technology or AI that would have seemed miraculous not long ago.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “For the comedic view on this”

    Louis CK comedic take on taking modern conveniences for granted.

    glaberficken, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “Another Week with Bad Software”

  2. “he had an insightful bit on cross-country travel then and now”

    Louis CK bit on cross-country travel then and now.

    spodek, 2019-07 · Recommendation · in “In 1919, an Army convoy drove cross-country from Washington to San Francisco”

  3. “here is a good Conan clip, with a great title”

    Louis CK on Conan, great clip about ingratitude for technology.

    Fezzik, 2020-03 · Recommendation · in “NY hospitals pitch tents, nix surgeries to prepare for influx”

  4. “The whole clip is hilarious.”

    Louis CK on Conan about airplane wifi complaints.

    TravHatesMe, 2020-03 · Recommendation · in “NY hospitals pitch tents, nix surgeries to prepare for influx”

  5. “his delivery starts at around 2:00 but he starts with additional jokes.”

    Quotes the full bit; delivery starts around 2:00.

    sandspar, 2026-07 · Recommendation · in “$100 AI Music Video: Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol”

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Topics: louis ck, stand-up, hedonic adaptation, airplane wifi, technology

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