Staying Happy

"*When I'm unhappy, it's really difficult to just get happy again all of a sudden.*"
―Erik
Staying Happy is the 47th lesson of Internet Comment Etiquette. It was released on June 20, 2016.

## Summary

Erik talks about how he hasn't been very happily lately, so he's going to do a lesson on staying happy. Except not for Ted Cruz because he has to stay miserable.

Erik looks at a website with step-by-step instructions on how to stay happy. Step one is to set an intention, but he already has the intention to stay happy. The second step is to hold it in his image, which is stupid. So he skips to ten, which is ask for help, so he goes to Blab to talk with three strangers and asks them to buy his book for $39.99 to make him happier.

He's even less happy after they refuse, so he goes to YouNow. But then he shares some information that just makes everyone more depressed. He decides that maybe he should turn to God, so he watches a video from Pastor Steven Anderson. It doesn't make Erik happy, though, it just makes him angry, so he leaves a comment on it.

Erik goes back to apologize on the YouNow stream and starts to feel good inside. He figures out that helping people makes him happy, so he goes into Battlefield 4 and helps his teammates. It turns out that his mic wasn't plugged in so the lack of communication gets everyone teamkilled. He turns to his students but they just call him fat so he's unhappy again. But then he sees that he sold three copies of his book and he's happy again.

The moral of the story is not to be afraid of asking for help because you might be able to help other people as well. Erik is even happier because one of his lessons actually gave good advice.

## Comments

*@tedcruz hey don't watch my new video. not for you asshole!*
- @commentiquette

*@tedcruz loser*
- @commentiquette

*Hello I hope you are having a wonderful day.**Did you know PETA kills more than 90% of animals that come through their doors?**There are mountains of dogs in landfills because of PETA*
- Erik

*Bounced on my boys Peter chapter 3 verses 8 through 9 to this for hours! I'll give five bucks to anyone who can maintain eye contact with you for the duration of this rambling horseshit without closing the window out of disgust. You better hope Jesus doesn't have Youtube or else he's gonna nail your ass with a lightning bolt way bigger than any secret dildos you might be keeping in a shoebox under your bed. Anyway speaking as a dude, I think you're pretty hot, you got that rugged Matthew Fox thing going on. Donald Trump might be my daddy but that doesn't mean I can't have a Father too if you know what I mean. Long story short get some neck tattoos and you'll be drowning in butthole pussy. 8::::::::::::D~~~~~~ that's a ding dong jizzing out prayers. FEMA camps are real.*
- Erik

*Hey I'm sorry for giving you those PETA facts I didn't mean to ruin your stream**Life is sad dude*
- Erik

## Context

1. ↑ PETA is an animal rights group that is known for abusing and killing the animals it claims to protect. The Virginia Department of Agriculture found it killed approximately 65% of the animals that come through its doors in 2019. PETA has been known to dispose of these animals in public Dumpsters.
2. ↑ When people break the rules and have their videos deleted, they sometimes complain that they are being "censored."

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