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The Loving Trap
A three-minute parody of Adam Curtis's documentary style, assembled from archive footage with his typical narration and leaps of logic.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as the standard companion to any Adam Curtis film, since it lampoons the style and gives reasons to take his claims with skepticism.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Ben Woodhams
- Topic
- adam curtis parody
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 15
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2026
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
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
You should always acompany this documentary with a watch of this short little video. The Loving Trap ( [VIDEO] ). It mocks adam curtis style while making some very good points.
fimdomeio on Hacker News · 2021-11
In Can't Get You Out of My HeadIf you're going to watch any Adam Curtis documentary, it's worth watching the parody video "The Loving Trap" [VIDEO]
HarrietJones on Hacker News · 2012-07
In All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving GraceThese are not good films. These are bad films. Adam Curtis is not a good film maker. Adam Curtis is a bad film maker. This is better [VIDEO]
craig552uk on Hacker News · 2012-07
In All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.