2 HN users recommended this comedy video2 months2019–2026score 3
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Commenters bring it up in threads about life advice and aging as the best advice they have heard, namely to ignore advice and do your own thing.
A five-minute CBC Radio WireTap farewell video in which people of all ages offer words of wisdom to younger people. The advice is short and funny, and keeps coming back to the point that nobody really knows what they are doing.
“Best advice on this topic: How to Age Gracefully | CBC Radio” (HN, 2025)
Best advice on this topic: How to Age Gracefully | CBC Radio [this video] [Spoiler] "Dear 91-year old, don't listen to other people's advice. Nobody knows what the hell they're doing. Signed, a 93-year old." [Edit] This was originally passed down to me through RSS from: [link]
Short, funny advice that nobody knows what they're doing.
The best advise I ever got was this. [this video] Don’t listen to other people’s advice. Nobody knows what the hell they’re doing. Just do your own thing.
Best advice commenter ever received: ignore advice, do your own thing.
This reminds me very much of the video How To Age Gracefully [1]. One thing I think is missing is a "From: a x year old" for each bit of advice. I think the advice to someone in their 20's would be quite different coming from someone in their 30's vs 70's, and that in itself could be very interesting. [1] [this video] 4m40s
Advice-from-elders video related to the project idea.
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