Expert Wasted Entire Life Studying Anteaters

The Onion · 9.4M views · 2008 · 2:55

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Satire & parodyStand-up & sketch comedycomedy

Why Hacker News recommends it

Commenters bring it up as a joke when a thread touches on long-term commitment, obscure specialization, or someone devoting a lifetime to something niche.

What it is

A roughly three-minute Onion News Network satire in which a host consoles a severely depressed zoologist who spent his whole life studying anteaters. It is a short comedy sketch about wasted effort and misplaced obsession.

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