Louis CK Everything Is Amazing And Nobody Is Happy

Lisa Zielinski5 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
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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.

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

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15 comments from Hacker News

@glaberficken2018 · in “Another Week with Bad Software”

True, and this bias also applies to a bunch of other day to day things that we take for granted. For the comedic view on this: "Louis CK Everything Is Amazing And Nobody Is Happy" [VIDEO]

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@spodek2019 · in “In 1919, an Army convoy drove cross-country from Washington to San Francisco”

Not sure this community's views on Louis CK, but he had an insightful bit on cross-country travel then and now: [VIDEO]

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@sien2019 · in “If All Stories Were Written Like Science Fiction Stories (2004)”

This is very true. Also, it's pretty cool. Most people forget what a difference technology makes and someone should appreciate it. Or to put it another way "Everything is amazing and nobody is happy" [VIDEO]

@Fezzik2020 · in “NY hospitals pitch tents, nix surgeries to prepare for influx”

Just to clarify, that was a Louis CK bit. I enjoy both of their comedic styles. Louis does it in a stand-up special, but here is a good Conan clip, with a great title: [VIDEO]

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@TravHatesMe2020 · in “NY hospitals pitch tents, nix surgeries to prepare for influx”

No I haven't seen that skit, link it if you can. Louis CK tells a similar anecdote on Conan "Everything is amazing and nobody is happy". The passenger beside him is upset that the on-board wifi went down. [VIDEO] The whole clip is hilarious.

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@cameronh902021 · in “Why lasers are so brilliantly useful”

Reminds me of that Louis CK bit about internet on aeroplanes: [VIDEO] "You’re flying! It’s amazing! Everybody on every plane should just constantly be going: “Oh my God! Wow!” You’re flying! You’re sitting in a chair, in the sky!”"

@dimatura2021 · in “Intrinsic, a new Alphabet company”

This reminds me of a Louis CK bit, [VIDEO] . Folding laundry (and more generally, manipulating deformable objects) is actually a pretty tough task for robots. So there has been some research on it, and you can find videos of robots doing it (very slowly). I guess we'll get there eventually, but right now even if it's possible, it's not at a level of speed, robustness and cost where it makes sense.

@majkinetor2021 · in “How the FBI Discovered a Real-Life Indiana Jones in Rural Indiana”

What is incredible is that people confuse dead nature with the living one. Besides, five minutes ago you didn't even know there is something deep in the ground and now you construct all kind of weird GenZ shenanigan around digging it up... Obligatory, I guess: [VIDEO]

@Maursault2021 · in “Toyota 'reviewing' key fob remote start subscription plan after blowback”

What is the point of remote start with a modern vehicle in the 21st Century? Report of this blowback reminds me of "Everything Is Amazing, and No One is Happy." [1] Perhaps in the 1970's during Winter in the Northern regions, remote start might have once had a valid reason to exist, but not any more. " Auto experts today say that you should warm up the car no more than 30 seconds before you start driving in winter. "[2] So who are these idiots insisting on wasting their own money and gas for absolutely no personal benefit while spewing atmospheric carbon and air pollution? [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]

@benjamir2022 · in “Spinal implants allow paralysed people to walk, swim and cycle again”

I waited for this. I agree with you and always have to think about "Everything is amazing and nobody is happy": [VIDEO] -- and I don't care it's Louis C.K. saying it. Like I don't care if a songs from Michael Jackson is playing. Still true.

@blakesterz2022 · in “Ask HN: Are things getting more convenient but less satisfying?”

This question reminded me of Louis CK from a Conan appearance, "Everything Is Amazing And Nobody Is Happy" He says something very similar. [VIDEO]

@FrustratedMonky2024 · in “A generalist AI agent for 3D virtual environments”

Wow. Thank You for that feedback. It is funny because as you degraded, I agreed more. The dystopian hell scape is on the way. So hard to tell where people are coming from, from posts. Generally, I think part of problem, we are becoming desensitized to progress. [VIDEO]

@foxglacier2025 · in “I genuinely don't understand why some people are still bullish about LLMs”

I think it's because it's mostly old people which tends to come with being uninspired and jaded from previous hypes. There's always been the same attitude towards cryptocurrency. Young people are drawn to exciting new things that really break open their existing worldviews. Bitcoin was pioneered by teenagers and young men. Also, people in general quickly adapt. LLMs are absolute sci-fi magic but you forget that easily. Here's a comedian's view on that phenomenon [VIDEO]

@jvanderbot2025 · in “AI just proved Erdos Problem #124”

The most amazing thing about AI is how it's amazing and disappointing at the same time. Everything is amazing and nobody is happy: [VIDEO] "How quickly the world owes him something, he knew existed only 10 seconds ago"

@sandspar2026 · in “$100 AI Music Video: Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol”

Louis CK: >I was on an airplane and there was high speed internet on the airplane… it’s fast, I’m watching YouTube clips, I’m on an airplane. It breaks down, they apologize, and the guy next to me is like “This is bullshit..." >Like how quickly the world owes him something he knew existed only 10 seconds ago? >Flying is the worst one, people come back from flights, they tell you their story and it’s a horror story. They act like their flight was like a cattle car in the 40s in Germany. >"It was the worst day of my life! First of all we didn’t board for 20 minutes. And then we got on the plane and they made us sit there on the runway for 40 minutes. We had to sit there." >Oh really, what happened next, did you fly through the air incredibly, like a bird? Did you partake in the miracle of human flight, you non-contributing zero? >You’re flying! It’s amazing! Everybody on every plane should be constantly going ‘oh my God, wow!’ >You’re sitting in a chair in the sky >….Here’s the thing, people say there are delays on flights. Delays, really? New York to California in 5 hours. That used to take 30 years. And a bunch of you would die on the way there. And have a baby. You’d be a whole different group of people by the time you got there. Now you watch a movie and you take a shit and you’re home. [VIDEO] - his delivery starts at around 2:00 but he starts with additional jokes.

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