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The Egg - A Short Story
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · Sep 1, 2019 · 8m 6s
What this video covers
Kurzgesagt animates Andy Weir's short story The Egg, in which a person learns that they are every human who has ever lived. It adds music and narration to the original text.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN commenters call it a beloved story and link the animation when threads touch on consciousness, empathy or identity.
9recommendation score
- 7
- distinct recommenders
- 7
- recommendation months
- 4
- strong recommendations
Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“one of my favorite stories”
“I can’t stop thinking about it.”
“This is another story I tell myself because it is ridiculously beautiful to me”