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George Carlin - Germs, Immune System
A clip from George Carlin's "You Are All Diseased" special in which he riffs on germs, the immune system and white blood cells. It argues that modern obsession with cleanliness is misplaced.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN brings it up as comic relief and as a funny take when immunity, dirt and germs come up.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Geen Naam
- Topic
- germs and immunity comedy
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I deal with burnout watching videos from george Carlin on germs and virus... 10y old what a wise man [VIDEO]
iodiocracynow on Hacker News · 2021-01
In Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown and work-from-home?You've reminded me of this George Carlin rant: [VIDEO] Edit: Usually I regret scrolling down to youtube comments, not this time: > This is not a comedy, this is a TED talk.
pengaru on Hacker News · 2022-10
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