A comment on the most recent Louis C.K. video

Some folks I really respect have had negative reactions to the Louis C.K. video, saying, in essence, “there’s nothing noble about suffering and if we can use technology to distract us or lessen suffering, we should.” For me the video was less about the observance of suffering in particular than the observance and experience of emotions period. I can’t speak for Louis C.K., but my take on it was he used sadness as an example, not as the point. He wasn’t saying, “Let’s all suffer more,” but rather “Let’s all spend more time actually experiencing our emotions and surroundings and less time posting about them.” And I completely agree with that.