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Remy: People Will Die!

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comedy · general · evergreen · 2020–2026 on HN

A Reason TV music-video parody in which Remy mimics a politician vilifying opponents with scare rhetoric. It satirizes regulatory fearmongering.

Posted as a laugh-line parody whenever a thread features doom-laden arguments for regulation or restrictions.

7 comments from Hacker News

@HanClinto2026-03 · in “New York could prohibit chatbot medical, legal, engineering advice”

It's for your own good! Think of the children! You don't want puppies to DIE, do you? [0] [0] - ▶ this video

@RecycledEle2023-12 · in “Taping Batteries Saves Lives”

If you store batteries in metal containers, you can expect sparks. If you store your batteries in the same drawer as your bare wire, you can expect sparks. If those batteries are Lithium Ion type, they might smoke or even catch fire. The claim that taping AAA cells will save lives seems far fetched. Relevant parody/commentary from Reason TV: ▶ this video

@perryizgr82021-10 · in “Covid lesson: trust the public with hard truths”

> "people are dying" is the favored rallying cry for any number of poorly considered, knee-jerk reactions to unfortunate events. Brilliantly parodied in this music video: ▶ this video

@just-juan-post2020-12 · in “She Couldn’t Open for Outdoor Dining. The Film Crew Next Door Could”

We also need mandatory condoms because we know AIDS is a killer. We also need to ban all alcohol because we knows how it kills people both directly and indirectly. We know how guns kill, we need to ban them all. We know how knives kill we need to restrict their ownership. Trying to have a disucssion with folks like you is pointless because rather than striving for balance you only take into consideration one half. You are, as much as you may not enjoy it, just like an anti-abortionist or a religious person. No matter what point is brought up the responese is always the same: Babies are dying. It's happening because God willed it to. People are dying and we cannot let another one die. ▶ this video

@just-juan-post2020-09 · in “Almost 90 percent of NYC bars and restaurants couldn’t pay August rent”

> This isn’t about people making decisions for themselves Making decisions for ones self is exactly the principal that the USA was founded on. > You might be fine, but if you are asymptomatic, you can directly harm or kill others and not even know it. See also: Drinking, condom-less sex, smoking, and junk food. All of these things directly or indirectly harm others and if this is about public safety then it's time yourself and others start movements to ban them. The "you may be hurting people indirectly" argument never worked and it's getting more brittle with time. Have a good laugh with me this Sunday night: ▶ this video