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I had to shorten and redact a bit to make it sound normal over text, here's the full version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbYScltf1c
No gifs out of respect for mobile users
daniic233
Ah, I just saw him at his latest show in NY. This man is amazing, kept me laughing the whole time and he did an encore
confanity
Let the sadness hit you like a truck; don't just pick up a phone and get hit by a real truck. DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE.
rinnybell210
Am I the only person who doesn't hate being alive?
masterexploder
http://imgur.com/NVLpd
DukeFlipside
I think this primarily applies to the extroverts' way of dealing with it; as an introvert I instead go and lose myself in a book for hours.
Willybum84
GoddammitMrNoodle
The older he's gotten, the more I like his comedy. He was kind of an ass when he was younger. Still is, but not as bad.
gebsmith1
I agree 100%. I used to hate him. He went from insulting others to showing his own insecurities.
GoddammitMrNoodle
Getting divorced, having kids and being a single parent has really added depth to his observations.
DavidConway23
spyder420usa
This was so right on. He's the best. Thanks for the sauce.
CarolinHR
He is the best. Glad you liked it too
pesticidefree
Saw him at MSG last week, I like his old material better
NoCoconutOnlyPineapple
Is it just me or did Butters say it better?
Pikkupanda
Very Zen philosophy. Also please do not text and drive.
DarkerLink
Phone jack off. Apple *heavy breathing*
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Really? Not really for me, in fact I like being alone. I feel more sad when I'm surrounded by people.
CarolinHR
Nothing sadder than being lonely while surrounded by people. Both happen to me, depends on the company
SilverRazer
Reminds me of Car Radio
troylikescats
Scrolled down a few times looking for the tøp comment I knew had to be here
SilverRazer
That song is beautiful. A true work of art. "I could pull the steering wheel" fucks me up every time.
louster
What if the happiness afterwards never comes?
TheImgurNeoConConcious
break out the meds baby
icedsdcard
That's clinical depression.
wrincewind
That is why i avoid anything sad, like fuck. I spend almost all of my time happy, but if something makes me sad... that's it. for days, even
sexandotherdrugs
The message seems to be unnecessarily conflated with this anger at people on their phones thing. That's not the point. The phone acts as 1/2
OldSaintDickolas
Indeed it's used as a crutch in so many situations
sexandotherdrugs
2/3 an escapist activity, just like reading a book or watching tv. Granted the phone can add social contact. But they are all types of
sexandotherdrugs
3/3 coping mechanisms. They're just healthier than sleeping 14 hrs a day or getting high/drunk. If not existential dread, still an escape.
gullgullgull
, the user took minutes to write out on their iPhone.
ImalwayslatetotheStephenKingreferences
I read this on my phone whole pooping.
jrs5ive
"Whole pooping"
clawthewolf
I honestly don't like Louis CK, he just feels pretentious
StankyPankySammich
Also, many women have said he's a sexual predator...basically locking them in a room and making them watch him jack off
JoeCockx
he's such a knob
Axewhipe
monsto
Louis CK, wordsmith of our times. Picking up where Carlin left off before he went down the political rabbit hole.
Destructor132
What happened to George carlin?
monsto
His last 10 years or so, starting at the end of clinton pres, he turned bitter and political. He died angry at the world.
controversialcomment
You can still have a phone. Just don't look at it as much, not the end of the world
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
Tell that to 99% of the people you meet pretty much anywhere
samsonguy920
That's what brings the quote, "With great power comes great responsibility," to the real world. We have something in our grasp that grants >
samsonguy920
> us the ability to abuse it to the point where we lose our sense of self. The simple reaction to realizing that is to throw it away, and >
samsonguy920
> force others to do so as well. But the wiser, yet still dangerous, choice can be to actually keep it, but challenge ourselves to >
samsonguy920
> use it with greater discipline and responsibility. I have great loathing for those who text and talk on their phones without headsets >
samsonguy920
> while driving because of being in so many near accidents because of that. But even I will admit to feeling the temptation of grabbing >
MeowChikaWowWow
You must be great at parties.
KingKrown
Man, this is a generic comment.
controversialcomment
You too. Especially with snappy one liners like that.
CanTunaPiano
loltard
WHO'S FUCKING WITH MY MEDICINE!?
DutchsOven
Phones may have gone too far in some places...
supersunshine21
I know a hack fraud when I see one!
IndignusVita
He has this old man syndrome where anything young kids do nowadays is just a poison to the soul of the human being itself
HoeSkank
One of my favorite content creators
Tcfairfax
HALF IN THE BAG.... fuck movies
silver6kraid
I just want to watch my precious Night court tape.
beeratius
Is that the name of the movie?
Lindholmarinatorn
Half in the bag is a movie review series on youtube, where that guy in particular shits on movies in a deadpan tone. I fucking love it
ObiWanShalomi
Thanks bruh! Gonna watch that
daSweep
It's good, but this isn't Half in the Bag, this is Best of the Worst. They watch terrible movies together, and talk about them. It's great!
Stefanlogi24
Is alcohol replacing Mike Stoklasa?
John9910
*cue sad public domain music*
MrMagnanimous
theluckysuccess
Wow
LumpyToucan
MrMagnanimous
RealNormMacDonald
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martymcflyjr
Imagine trying to sneak that thigh flask into the cinema
JunWasHere
Or, you know, don't drink away the sadness, "just stand in the way of it and let it hit you like a truck." You'll feel better after.
IndignusVita
Anybody else think Louis c.k. is funny as hell but at the same time retarded as fuck? Turning overusage of cellphones into existential dread
MemeDissector
pareidolia is seeing patterns where there aren't any. some smarmy artsy fucks seem to see it in everything.
UnassumingAscotCap
Nope. I've met with this scenario time and time over. Your first reaction to negative emotion is distraction, and it's unhealthy.
IndignusVita
Maybe yours is. Get some fucking discipline in your body and make it to what you want, not the other way around
DutchsOven
I hope you see the down votes and feel sad.
IndignusVita
Sad that people love to parade around the fact they can't seal with the very concept of life, sure
notchoosingone
The existential dread is there, phones are just one thing that we do to stave it off. Reading books does it, looking at art does it.
IndignusVita
Not everyone has existential dread or anxiety. Stop making a simple attention span problem into something deeper than it is
notchoosingone
You're right, not everyone does, but lots of people do and have to drown it out on a daily basis. Louis' point is that maybe we shouldn't?
xRedCrowx
Because and cause are two very different words.
CarolinHR
I understand this. I was quoting him. He said 'cause, not because, so that's what I wrote
breothskin
Alone.Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue.Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym
breothskin
-S.King
OhHowTheTurntablesHave
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do.
Acefowl
That's why God invented threeways.
Manieman
So worried my kids won't see me when im old and I'll die alone already live with no friends and that sucks
PreciousPotato
Alone wouldn't be bad if you weren't lonely at the same time. Never felt more lonely than when I was with my Bf (now Ex) - I cried so (1)
PreciousPotato
hart at the beginning of Wall-E, because I felt just like that.
Sw1gg1tysw00ty
Salem's Lot was an amazing book
breothskin
One of my all time favorites. I still get chills when I read Barlow's letter to them... and I first read that book more than 20 years ago
ForSomeAbstractReason
That's actually what hell is described as by some theologians, being truly alone for eternity. O.O
Flyndaran
There are many religions. You're really pushing Dante's interpretation of Christian hell very strongly here.
samsonguy920
He just described the entire plot to Inside Out. ....now I want to see it again. Dammit.
dragonadamant
Beautifully fantastic film.
samsonguy920
Scary shit, too. When Riley was cut off from all the emotions, even my gut went cold. I've been there.
dragonadamant
Same. The fantastical presentation of her inner psychology and the mundane, familiar reasons for her depression make a great juxtaposition.
CarolinHR
I haven't seen it! Damn I need to
DemmyDemon
"No gifs out of respect for mobile users" made this not only +1, but favorited as well. I love this so very much. Thank you.
CarolinHR
You're very welcome :)
rushingnothing
I have trouble understanding this. Are you guys running that McDonald's connection?
AuroraNora33
Probably the most annoying thing is that all gifs don't load at once on mobile; you have to load each one individually as you scroll down
dragonadamant
I can't vouch for others, but I have really slow (3Mb/sec) Internet, so I'm also really glad these aren't GIFs. The subtitles are just fine.
SEMlickspo
WHAT THIS GUY SAID
NobodyLurksLikeGaston
Also pretty hypocritical, because what is imgur on mobile if not the exact problem he's talking about.
tomyironmane
... which would be precisely the people this would be meant to reach. It's not hypocrisy or irony. It's talking to people who need to hear.
BroadFjord
I'm gonna go with ironic over hypocritical
ComaAlpha
NobodyLurksLikeGaston
Ugh that's the word I was long for, thank you!
BroadFjord
All in a day's work
tehzpoon
I was going to just upvote @BroadFjord, but @NobodyLurksLikeGaston was genuine about things. +1's all around!
AceOfNines
Fist bump
ThawedCaveman
As a desktop user, I still prefer still images. Gifs are pointless in this situation, and loading 20 of them would be a bitch.
ghostanom
I agree, plus Aussie Internet is my bane
isvara
What about, oh, I don't know, a video?
ThawedCaveman
Not possible on Imgur, is it? Also takes more server space
isvara
I've heard there are some popular sites that can host videos.
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
Gifs heat up my laptop like crazy.
Grummbles27
He's so right....*continues to swipe imgur for another 10 hours while ignoring all responsibilities *
Ryebread91
Right? Told my wife I was bored but stayed on here. Imagine just taking 15 minutes a day from here & I could learn an instrument in no time.
MadDogMorgan
I know how you feel. Ditch those 15 min imguring and learn to play an instrument, it'll give you much more in the long run than imgur.
neckbeardgluteny
Nobody wants to hear you play the bagpipes Durdlemeyer.
MadDogMorgan
Your mom certainly didn't mind when I played her bagpipes yesterday...wait what?
neckbeardgluteny
Confused? Dad's a trany mackerel, which makes you...
HerWords
Spot on.
princeaizen
She's like a cute little elf.
Notouchingofthehairorface
I was kind of sad for no reason, and this made me smile, +1 to you kind stranger
andyskeels
No reason? Did you not read this post?
SmellyPotatoMan
I gotta write a fucking essay in 3 hours but instead I'm poopin with Imgur. Life's too short to not enjoy it.
Bugleisthebomb
Haha, whats the essay on? I'm procrastinating CFA study atm
SmellyPotatoMan
A goddam narrative on a "literary event that changed my life". Got to write another page & a half of 4. Procrastination, yay!
metzershmit
Read "Where the Red Rern Grows", now I'm afraid of losing people that are important to me.
Artebudz
I only got a mobile 2 weeks ago. Doesn't make me feel lonely where I have no contacts to phone anyone.
mabap
I have 546 contacts in mine and can't count on one to curb the loneliness.
Artebudz
7 Billion people on the planet and we can feel lonely.
mabap
You said it best
HumanTrampoline
Have a hug :)
TinyOctopus
Tiny Octopus refers to this as the Butters Theorem of Sadness. Some of you know what he's talking about.
MandaloreIncognito
The beauty of sadness.
Combatmatt
I member
CarolinHR
I find it endearing that Tiny Octopus speaks in the third person. I do know the Butters Theorem-- makes me feel alive, makes me feel human
VoPo
He only ever has room for 127 remaining characters in any of his comments. That's dedication.
Sayagain
Oh hamburgers!!!
samsonguy920
Each have their references. What he described to me summed up the entire movie of Inside Out.
caprica007
The Butters Theorem: https://storage.googleapis.com/imgfave/image_cache/1347978128926645.jpg
Efreeti
Or this: http://www.npr.org/programs/death/readings/spiritual/gibran.html
MOTHERFUCKINGBERNIESANDERS
When south park gets too meta. That's a great lesson, though. People seem to be averted to be upset. Let it happen. Feel it all.
UpvotingtheHotButton
Reminds me a little a Bob Ross quote.
ShowALK
Man, I miss Bob Ross.
caprica007
That was shortly after his wife died, iirc
jollywalnut
"I'm waiting on the good times now" got me all choked up.
Gink0
I may or may not have binge watched all of the episodes of Bob Ross on Netflix to help me through some serious anxiety/depression
Summersky
Did you paint anything beautiful?
Gink0
I did not :/ but I very much enjoyed watching him paint
Dshadow01
"To be honest I'd rather be a crying pussy than a foggy goth kid"
Dshadow01
Faggy*
Efreeti
Efreeti thinks Tiny Octopus should read this part of the book The Prophet: http://www.npr.org/programs/death/readings/spiritual/gibran.html
endlessnumbereddays
Thanks!
dunnowhy
I don't know this Theorem, could you explain ?
Isphrasingnotathing
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caprica007
https://storage.googleapis.com/imgfave/image_cache/1347978128926645.jpg
Lyrian
Ah yes, the existential dread of being alive. I know this well.
agumonkey
swing between the amazing fact that you are conscious and ...
HOOMANGUY
It's not the dread of being alive. It is the dread of unavoidable death.
PawlyDizzle
I love it and hate it.
carolinaguuurl
Imgur sure is introspective today...
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
What makes us say that?
carolinaguuurl
Creepy sounds of people dying,, realizing parents have insecurities, Eminem 's lyrics
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
Imgur is also missing mild jokes in spite of our introspection.
Lyrian
senortrombone13
always remember this little comic, will always +1. Thanks for the reminder to vacuum
saus695
LET IT SET IN! And cry. Like a little bitch. Then antibodies and happy feelings.
royohz
As opposed to inanimate existential angst.
LiterallyYourMom
There definitely has to be a German word for this.
TheIncredibleRodent
"Existenzangst", actually. Though it's often being used concerning financial difficulties etc.
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
Lebensschmerz?
ExpertWhale
If not, Nietzsche probably would have invented it.
thenoisegeorgemichaelmakeswhenannbreaksupwithhim
There is. Weltschmerz. It translates to world-pain.
CristhianIR
Goddammit Heidegger..
YouAreNowBlinkingAndBreathingManuallyAndHaveTheSuddenUrgeToYawn
a dudette who studied philosophy and Heidegger in particular, wrote that his language is literally 'he took a chair and sat at the table' →
YouAreNowBlinkingAndBreathingManuallyAndHaveTheSuddenUrgeToYawn
→ and only in translations it sounds like complex descriptions of metaphysical terms.
visgurian
Do you have a source?
LiterallyYourMom
Several, apparently.
gohanssj2
Loneliness is less existential for me than worrying if I'm spending my time doing what makes me/others happy. I'm scared of wasting it.
ElSamurai
Right. If life has meaning, is my meaning truly worth it? If not well then.. you get it.
C0mtraya
You replied to his comment. Now your and their life got a meaning. :)