The Space Time Continuum: Thoughts from Dublin
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- In which Hank and John and Katherine walk around Dublin and Hank thinks about how we are all but a part of a magnificent continuum that stretches back around four billion years...depending on how you think about it.
Dublin was beautiful and exciting and careful and thoughtful and I really wish I could have spent more time there. It was pretty hard to choose what thoughts I've had to turn into this video...I had about seven ideas for Thoughts from Places videos...that's just what being on a trip like this does to you. There's so much to think about! Too bad we're DEAD TIRED!
But this idea was overwhelmingly interesting to me, and has hit me really hard on this trip. I also got to see Charles Darwin's grave who was the man who figured out that just as individuals are a continuum of events, life is a continuum of species, all inter-related. A city is a series of events, ideas, constructions and occurrances, just like a human life...just like all life, and just like all culture and even all technology.
Being in a place where those continuums are more obvious (especially to someone who does not always see them) it feels very special and inspiring and exciting to be a part of the human endeavor.
It's always so fascinating to see one's own city from the eyes of a tourist. Being from Dublin, born and raised, I can't really appreciate it in the same way Hank and John have. Dublinia is a long-forgetten school trip to me now as I pass it each week to drop my sister off at the train station. Trinity college, once my university preference, is now somewhere further away from me in spirit than Hank is to it now. My privileged urban life in a first world country has kept me staying and socializing in the same places week after week in the monotonous suburbs only there to serve the immediate community and not really there to be appreciated. It's rare that I go into the city centre (Hank visited what we Dublin people call "town") and every time I do, I still see it through the eyes of suburban living in suburbia. It's familiar to me, despite going to town maybe once a month if I'm lucky. But it still isn't appreciated for what it's worth. Hank and John, thank you for valuing the gem that is Dublin City. Thank you for showing me her beauty that I was so blind to see for years. I hope to never lose it again, but if I do, I will return to this video. Dublin is too precious to me not to love her for what she is worth. She is home.
This is how I feel about the Air&Space Museum and DC (which isn't Washington - that's a state or a town or a mental place the politicians inhabit). Except since I'm actually from DC, I just went to the Air&Space Museum twice a year every year in elementary school because it was that close, I mostly see it from the perspective of outsiders, who don't see it as DC, the city with half a million people. It's just Washington to everyone not from around there (I notice this a lot when talking to people on the Internet), which I think does a disservice to especially everyone from a place called Washington (of whom there are many).
Also, dang, Europe is OLD. It's interesting how you can go somewhere in Europe (yes, I've been) and be able to instantly recognize the history behind it and other place you have to be told about it. When I went to Rome and wander around, I was struck by all this amazing history that's in the city (because it is the city).
I always think of the ruins and buildings like those being on some mountain top in a dig site. I just seems like you're not supposed to walk to a gelato place a block from the pantheon. In a relatively new place, it's easy to forget that cities don't fall as easily as people or countries.
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As someone who lives in Dublin (I sadly missed your event there) it's always a joy to see my home town through the eyes of someone who appreciates it in a very different way. I live and work in the city centre and it becomes a background to everyday life, unimportant and uninspiring. Thanks for making me look around and see my home again in a different light.
i think it's important to note that in settler colonial states like the U.S, Canada and Australia, the country you live upon and occupy is not as old as european settlement- it's ancient and the lineage of this history is ongoing because of ongoing Indigenous sovereignty and survival today. I think it's interesting that many non-Indigenous settlers are only reminded of history, culture, ongoing traditions ect when they are faced with things from europe but cannot recognise it in the places and lands they live upon. like i'm definitely implicated in this, i just think it's important to remember that history and ongoing culture is not just in old european buildings and art- its on the very land you live upon whether you yourself can recognise it or not
That's something I always think about when people think European culture is older than North American or Aus/NZ culture, or for instance eastern US vs farther west. I'm fascinated with indigenous culture, it's everywhere if you're willing to look for it, and a lot of us have some mingled genetics, so sometimes I wish people appreciated all of their heritage.
I think its much more about the historical impact than about whether people lived in an area at a certain point or not. And unfortunately for the people of the new world, they didn't have the best resources or animals to leave a great impact. The old world had the resources to leave an impact.
In short, I don't think people are fascinated by whether people lived in an area or not. But by the relevance of that place in history. And that relevance is in a way represented with buildings that remain from so long ago. Like how we can feel the echo of the events that took place there thousands of years ago now.
I think this may be my favourite Hank video... Or, at least one of them.
So I decided to take a huge drink of water just as the Viking pooping happened. Bad move.
No!!!! I missed you guys.... this is what I get for being a year behind... slowly caching up though
I know the pain :(
What took away from this: TARDIS spray painted on a building
Katy Som
There is a building in my city that has "Bad Wolf" spray painted on it.
I love John (platonically of course) even more for the simple fact that he felt the need to look for his own novel in neighbouring countries whenever possible. Also, Ireland is one of the countries on my list to visit in my lifetime, and Hank, you just bumped it much higher up on the list. Amazing.
i love how he shows an image of a TARDIS when he calls Dublin new
the TARDIS is old, dear Hank
3:03 - "Sorry, no photography" - What a beautiful thing to see photographed :-)
I don't think I could ever live in America I'm so used to being surrounded by buildings that are centuries old.
Born in Dublin and proud Irish Nerdfighter. An honour to have you here. God bless you and your families!
of course the graffiti there is a tardis :P I wonder how many walls have 'Bad Wolf' written on them :P
Glad I'm not the only one who saw that
I studied abroad in Ireland for 5 weeks a couple years ago, and it was the best experience I've ever had! Watching this video brought back some memories.
The mummies look to much like the bacon I just ate.
It's so cool to be able to finally share one of your videos with my mom. We're Canadian, but she's always loved Ireland and wants to go there. Thank you for making this. =)
I love the fact that no matter where the place, these videos always bring new life and questions to ask about the 'place' in the video. No matter how many times I've visited Dublin, I never thought of it in this 'new and old' perspective. Bravo :)
I've been to all of these places, so this was a real treat to watch! Great thoughts AND places in this one Hank, thanks!
i live in dublin, have done so all my life, and i'm so happy i got to see you guys last week - and this video made me remember why i love this city so much :-)
Thank you. One of my faveroite things about living in Europe is being surrounded by history and the sense that human beings have been around for a long time, and will continue to after you've gone. But I fear that i'm becoming complacent and forgetting to see the beauty that surround us. Thanks for reminding me
That awestruck response to the co-existence of old and new is exactly how I live my life on a day-to-day basis. Been living between Chicago and London for the last six years.
OMG I've stood where Hank stood!!! AAAAAH!!!
I love the little dedication to "My Brother" at the end. It's the sentiments like that that make me love you guys.
These are always my favourite videos. You guys are so insightful and I LOVE IT!
I've lived in Dublin for all of the 17 years of my life and you made it look more beautiful in 3 minutes and 58 seconds than all those years.
i really love the thought process in this video
I volunteer at my local museum (in central Nebraska, right in the middle of the US) and I'm researching old buildings in our town. I got all excited when I realized our oldest buildings were from the 1800's. This video makes my town look like a little baby town.
I love this. I wish I could have more of an interesting input here, but I just really love this. It seemed like you had a beautiful time in Dublin and I'm happy it put so many wonderful realizations in your head, Hank.
He saw a lot of Dublin in a few days! And Dublin is beautiful, with the old and the new put together in such a contrast. It's like living the new but having the old as a constant reminder, and not forgetting the old times and the culture.
Definitely made it to my long list of favorite vlogbrothers/thoughts from places video ever.
When I went to the Art and History museum on vacation, I found myself speechless. There were paintings there that were from the 1300-1400's. It hit me that some of these paintings were almost 650 years old, and I was completely and utterly overcome. To think that something was so close and tangible, that had seen hundreds of thousands of sunrises and sets, that entire families had been born and had faded into the dusky realms of history during it's lifetime...it was just amazing.
Thank you for sharing your Dublin visit. I was just there in November and it was wonderful to revisit that time.
I'm glad you found your trip to Dublin stimulating. Most people here (Ireland) probably don't have 1/4 of the conscious historical knowledge you have of Ireland's history. But we all grow up with the sense that people have been around these parts for a long time. I think, we do in some way accept that we are only temporary players on a stage that has been and will remain long after we're gone.
Thoughts From Places are always the most beautiful videos.
I've given this same speech (less eloquently) several times. Great job on this video, Hank - it was in its own way very moving for me.
I still love these Toughts from Places videos so much!! Please never stop doing them!
After spending a couple days at Christ Church Cathedral in 2011 on a choir trip where we spend most of the time rehearsing, it was really neat to see the building from a different perspective and learn more about it's history. It's funny how spending time somewhere, even if it is halfway around the world from your home, can make you feel a bit of ownership and pride for a place; such that happiness is gained by seeing other people enjoy a similar experience.
I have now watched every Vlogbrothers video. OMG. Not sure what I'll do with myself now, but I'm happy to be here.
"We're a fleeting moment, blowing from the past to seed the future" (I don't know how said it) This video perfectly illustrate my love of history as not just thing of the past, but things living within our present.
I live in Cairo (although I'm from California originally) and I understand what you mean about we are part of a continuum. Right now, and when I was here during the 26 January revolution, it was so easy to say, "We're a part of history right now!" But it is all history...we are a creation of the past (and Egypt has a long one), a development of the present and a model for the future. All mushes together into simply being. Good stuff.
I was just in Dublin in August so seeing this is really cool to see. Through my entire trip to England, Ireland, and Scotland all I could think about was how drastically my perception of old had changed. The oldest historical places I could see at home were new compared to everything there.
I love it when you go places I've been. It makes me feel included.
All I could think while watching this was "Oh my god I need to go back to Dublin." One week, seven years ago almost was not nearly enough. Especially because most of the things I visited were James Joyce-related (as was the design of that particular high-school-organized trip) and my sense of culture & history has expanded since then.
It looks funny when he swivels the camera between the customs house and the newer building from 0:29- 0:31. And I am in Dublin every week! (Irish human nerdfighter though lacking any impressive intellectual abilities).
Nice to see Ireland from a tourist perspective. :)
This was one of my favorite Thoughts From Places.
Hank put in his John brain this morning. So deep and thought provoking :)
Brilliant video of Dublin! Nice to see my home shown in such a great way :-) When you live here it's hard to appreciate how amazing it really is, thanks!
Oh and as well as just rambling on about myself, this is a great, thought-provoking video, Dublin looks amazing!
You went to my favorite bookshop! And Dublinia! I hope you guys had fun in my city - thanks for coming! And your 'seminar' in the RDS was fantastic - and you chose to do it on my birthday, making it the most special birthday of my life. Thanks for that :)
This is so true. When you live in an urban neighborhood that's been around for less than 40 years as I do, it's easy to forget about the history. It's also weird to think that my state wasn't even made a state until 1876, after several presidents after an entire Civil War...so it's also fun for me to visit cities and places with deep history.
Thanks for taking us with you.
i'm from ireland, have been learning about ireland and dublin my entire life, i've been to dublin about 20 times...yet you still know more about it than me.
Fair enough. I shall remember that in future. Thanks for pointing it out
Thoughts from places videos are always so good!
I sang in that cathedral with the coffee shop in the crypt last January with my school choir! Dublin is beautiful, as is basically all of Ireland :)
Excellent video! Dublin is a place I've always wanted to visit (and still do!), so I really enjoyed seeing the sights and hearing your thoughts. The Viking pooping was pretty hilarious, I must say.
I recently started watching your videos from the beginning, though I am a fairly-long-time Nerdfighter. I noticed the amount of alcohol in the early videos and thought to myself, "Wow, these guys barely drink anymore. I'm sure there are lots of reasons BUT DAMNIT IF THEY DON'T NEED TO DRINK MORE AGAIN!!" And now I see John drinking a Guinness. My heart has been made glad.
When ever I see a place that isn't modern, one of the thoughts that always hits me is of all the people who have stood and walked in the exact same place tens, hundreds, even thousands of years ago. It's a cool thought.
The thoughts from places videos just further fuel my desire to go see the world...someday.
Ahhh! I was at so many of those same places last summer when I went to Dublin! Oh the memories...
This is wonderful Hank. I have yet to visit Ireland (although most of my ancestry is from there), but I have been to Greece and majored in Classical Studies with a focus in Ancient Greek. My month in Athens gave me a lot of the same feelings you expressed here, especially when walking through areas that were being reconstructed (on and near the Acropolis, among other places). I hope you can post more footage and thoughts from your trip soon!
I love this!!! I felt this same way as I travel when I studied abroad In Italy.
I grew up in St.Louis, which is a bit of an older city in America. My elementary school was over 100 years old. I always thought of St.Louis as an old place, even America as one, until I realized how short our history is compared to that of other nations. It's nice to put it in perspective.
i was once told "the difference between the u.s and the u.k is on thinks 100 years is a long time, the other thinks 100 miles is a long way" glad you enjoyed your visit
I just left my house in Dublin last fall. I should have stayed until you guys came. That would be pure awesome.
That's so nice of you. Thanks.
Wow, Hank can do thoughts from places too! I'm impressed; that was a great video.
I first visited Dublin in march last year, the second time i went there was in july last year, and on friday I'm getting a shamrock tattoo with the three friends i went with in july, so I guess you could say I fell in love with that city. I can't wait till I get to go back !
Dublin is wonderful !!
I will be in Dublin in less than a week, and now I am even more excited to be where the vlogbrothers were not too long ago!
I didn't laugh at the viking pooping sound effect the first several times, but for some reason the last one got me. It was just the perfect amount of over-the-top. Nicely done. :)
Great place, and great thoughts from that place and that Hank.
Truly excellent video Hank damn
OMG SO THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENED!!!!! I am Irish and Scandanavian..... and I was like wel... that's a strange mix, but now I understand.. You made my life!
For some reason watching this makes me feel proud to be from ireland, i had already seen most of these things before but hearing hank be amazed by what they represent made them seem cooler or something!
It's been a while but the one time I was lucky enough to visit Dublin I thought it was so very beautiful.
You make my home county look a lot more beautiful than we all think it is! Haha. I was so upset that I couldn't get to see you guys while you were here. Please come back again some day! Much love, Eimear x
You came to the Gutter Bookshop! Thank you! I'm so excited! And so annoyed I didn't spot you, and grab you and say we love you... Hopefully you found yourself in our Staff Picks section... Bob.x.
I'm so so sad that I didn't get to go see you, but now I feel really happy that you came and you got to see some of the city and that it made you happy? I'm glad you had a good time.
This makes me proud to be from Dublin, now I really want to go discover more about my city; it's a travesty that these wonderful museums and historical landmarks are on my doorstep and I never appreciate them! TFIOS Live was fantastic, thank you Hank and John! :)
You are so lucky! It's definitely going on my bucket list.
Thoughts from places are my favourite!
A) i find the way your minds work to be very fascinating and relate-able
B) i have been to most of these places, and was very excited to see them again through your perspective
I find this some sort of coincidence. At the time of this being uploaded, I was in a bookstore in Cork buying The Fault In Our Stars. Wish I was more in tune with the Irish nerdfighters, otherwise I'd have known they were in Dublin. Thanks for presenting Ireland in a light that the Irish often and criminally overlook.
This is the best travel video I have ever seen.
I miss Dublin so much right now...thanks
Sometimes I forget that I live in a small town where some of the houses are over 300 years old and that they survived so much of our worlds history. It never really got to me that people in other parts of the world don't have places like this, that you can't see this continuity in time there. And I think that really puts some perspective on how we perceive our environment. It's kind of sad that we take this history for granted. It should be more special to us.
I live in Dublin for nearly a year (about 10 years ago), so this was a little trip down memory lane for me. With the added benefit of a Viking pooping.
Dublin looks beautiful! My city is older than the one you mentioned you were from but not by that much--amazing to see all of this.
I'm so happy that I was once in the same place that you were in Ireland. Makes me want to go back even more!
There's green grass there! I can't remember when I last saw grass... It's so white where I am and I want spring to come with it's flowers and birdsongs and green grass. Oh well, snow is also good but I'm really looking forward to spring because it somehow seems like the world awakens in spring.
Not only did you visit the city I live in, you visited the university I go to! Not once did I see you. Devastation is an understatement!
At :54 seconds I was like "wow, Dublin Hank looks a lot like John."
It's one thing I really love about Europe, especially Britain, where I live - there is so much history! I mean the house I'm living; on a pretty average (if a little crappy) street in the centre of Britain is older than the town Hank lives in! It's why I have a fondness for the chaoticism of our roads - because towns were built from one street and expanded out, they weren't planned out in perfect boxes...
Dammit, I just really fucking love the history of everything, okay!!
As an American, this made me extremely happy that I live in the north east. Granted, its not as old as Europe, but I am very thankful that I live a place a lot older than 1950s.
I'm so glad you got to see the Christ Church cat and rat. One of my favorite Dublin memories.
This is making me miss Dublin so much!
I watched this video before going to Ireland for study abroad, and now I watch it again going, "I've been there! I know exactly where that is!"
this is often how i feel, especially after having lived in mexico city for 12 years. you get a chance to live with history, and it does feel different when i visit a city that hasn't been around for that long. and it doesn't make that place good or bad, it just makes it different from what i know.
I was extremely lucky in that Ireland was my first experience traveling outside of the US. I think what really made me think about being part of something bigger was seeing the date on the oldest pub in Dublin -- 1198. It was hard for me to fathom. It still is sometimes, even though I've since been to France and Germany and have visited other buildings and villages and castles that date back before the US was even an idea. That kind of culture shock is really humbling. (Also, YAY DUBLINIA :D)
Very insightful view of Dublin :) Made a local person look at it in a new light, its always the same with something your used to