Hi! Every year, nerdfighters who can donate more than $500 to the Project for Awesome come together to form a matching fund so that donors during the p4a can see their impact doubled. If you're able to donate to the matching fund, please join us: projectforawesome.com/matching We can take tax-deductible donations by paypal, credit card, foundation grant, check, or more. Thanks. Can't wait for the p4a wonder beginning Feb. 17th at noon eastern. -John
I donate $50 a month over the course a year. Is that $600 better when it’s allocated monthly or would a lump sum in the matching fund have more usefulness?
@@wgeorgecook That's a great question. I imagine consistent income is quite useful, but also the matching fund boosts the momentum of an event which can get more donors on board to reach the higher target. I too currently donate monthly and would love to know how these two options compare. =)
@@cogspace I think consistent income isn’t massively important for the P4A, because they not have overhead costs (no one that the FTDWS gets paid), and the payments to charities are made once a year. In previous years they cut off the amount ‘in the bank’ right before the P4A starts, and count that amount towards that years P4A, so it is a nice way to start the P4A. But as you said, the matching fund is always a great incentive for people to donate. Regardless, I’m sure the P4A appreciate whatever way you donate.
P4A money DOES NOT go to the Sierra Leone maternal healthcare project (at least not substantially/directly). You didn't specify what you were donating to each month, but if it's directly to the SL project then that would be a significant difference.
John hesitating when he declares that he likes Hank at the end of the video reminds me of what is so important about Esther day. I love that this community has supported the expression of familial love in a much more open way than other places on the internet
Sorry, could someone explain Esther Day to me? Looking it up I just found "A day to celebrate people named Esther," which didn't make much contextual sense here.
Wikipedia has a convenient list, and with such a list John can easily remember if it's true or false. "I don't think Hank ever did that" and "I seem to recall Hank talking about that" has a lot more power when it comes from his brother and business partner.
@@dragonharris5465 it is hard for people who are younger siblings to realise what it means being an older sibling and the responsibility that comes with it
I bought my mom 2d glasses for christmas- my parents are tired of hearing “and you’ll never believe who made that” when I talk about literally anything😂 its either hank or john.
The most important question in all of this is "How does Hank Green find the time to do all of this?" and the answer is like "Oh yeah I forgot to mention, Hank invented a machine that warps time but only localized to himself. This gives him days that are 32 hours long. He can spend 24 hours doing all of these projects and spend the remaining 8 hours on Tik Tok"
i forget when it was but Hank talked about this in a video years ago and it was really important for me realizing how we *don't* all have the same 24 hours in a day. like, Hank Green without a staff of assistants and managers *cannot* build or operate all these companies. having great ideas and lots of energy (what a privilege!) and an understanding of how to use that energy to make those ideas real *and* the resources (money) to do it *is still not enough.* so an awful lot of factors have to line up just right in order to facilitate this - there are very likely thousands of potential Hanks watching Hank every day, who will never get halfway to where he is. not because of time magic or intelligence or hard work, but just because luck. i'm forever grateful to Hank for helping me understand that.
I want to see increasingly outlandish scifi ideas about how Hank is so productive. Mine is that he has actually cloned himself and we are seeing different versions of Hank A la, the Michael Keaton's 90's film multiplicity.
I just did that too. I explained what I was doing and no one seemed to understand why it made me so happy to watch 2 grown brothers grow up and learn to be best of friends
1700 videos at 4 minutes (or so) each is 4 days, 17 hours, and 20 minutes. That's not an accurate measured video total, but still that's a lot of Hank and John.
@@DasGanon Then add the P4A hours they host and you're right at 6 days...I also think the Miracle of Swindon Town/Swoodlypoopers, Wimbly Womblies, and the timeless love story of Bald John Green and Other John Green, teammates in life and in love, is also a valiant undertaking. I miss John playing FIFA so much.
My spouse and nerdfighter of many years turned to me as we were watching this and said `Subbable? That was Hank too?!' I just love that after so many years he can still surprise us 😂 (NB we just celebrated 7 years together and we have a son together and yet I have been a nerdfighter longer than I have known my spouse!)
It's the same when people find out that Jack Conte of Pomplamoose founded Patreon. I remember the Subbable launch video and asking in the comments: "Hmmm, isn't this the same as Patreon?" And John replying: "Patreon?". Yeah merging the two was the smart idea I guess :P
I have an idea just to follow Hank's formats for the entire year, but it will probably fall apart at some point. Still, I find the concept of just copying him all year hilarious. -John
My kids have, for much of their lives, asked me how I know so much about so many things. I always just said I loved learning and that was an okay answer. Then one day one of them came to me all excited about some topic they had just learned about that they thought was really cool. I stopped them and said "That. Just do that for 40 years. That's how I came to know so much about so many things". I think they got it at that point. For the record, they're well on their way to being walking encyclopedias and have since learned a ton about so many things I don't know anything about and I can't wait to see what they do with it all.
My parents deeply encouraged my love of learning, and it led me to being an engineer working with devices that help people with end stage heart failure live longer. Their never ending encouragement for my love of learning led to where I am today. I bet your kids will do awesome things some day!
“I worry about you sometimes because I … like you so much” the brief moment of panic I felt when I thought you were gonna say the thing you only say on Esther Day
I wish I was as tight with my two older brothers as Hank and John are. Like, the way Hank says things like "I came on the pod today mostly because I really wanted to talk to my brother" and John says "I'm your biggest fan since you were born" is so kind and unashamedly proud and such a fantastic example of how siblinghood could look. If I have kids one day I will implement so much of John and Hank into their lives that they'll never be mean to each other!... Unless one of the two leaves a lot of baseball cards around one summer while the other is away and sells them. But that will be the only time!
With John telling the 2D glasses story again, we really are entering the “dad always telling the same stories all the time” phase of vlogbrothers and I’m not complaining
This is my last year in a PhD program (y'all convinced me to keep going via a question on the turtles all the way down tour btw) and in theory, next year I'll be in a place where I can join the matching fun. 🤞
@@yaelmorin9017 The answer is yes, you should! You need breaks from editing even more in this last sprint than earlier. For health, sanity and better science! ;)
Sometimes... sometimes these videos are the wholesome goodness I need to get through the week. A lot of the world is a garbage fire. It's really nice (and often desperately needed) to have two people just... like each other in a sincere and public way. Thank you.
You guys are sibling goals. My brother came to my wedding recently, and I’m starting to think we might be able to be friends. Thanks to you guys, I know it’s not too late to befriend my sibling at age 30!
1:50 I feel like this is extremely important for students at basically every level to understand that great people aren't smarter than you, they are just passionate and won't be held back by the thought that "oh I am not a x person, so I can't do that" everyone can learn anything if they put in the work that's the great thing about learning.
I’m in a pretty turbulent spot with my brother (redacted I don’t wanna bum ppl out) and it’s really inspiring to see someone love their brother so much. Makes me feel like things will get better eventually so thx for that. Also unrelated but i got my sister to read turtles all the way down and shes loving it. I love the “disease isn’t a metaphor” theme in your novels. It’s crazy how positive a force this channel has been in my life for about a decade
Your imitation (paraphrasing) of Hank around 1:31 is so great to me. Your voice goes up a couple semitones, you talk just a smidge faster and look extra cheerful (although that could of course be from the memory) - which is basically the sum total of the external differences between you and Hank
The ending is so sweet. I was very close to my sister, and I bought a pair of those not-3-d glasses of Hank's because she actually couldn't see 3-D. If you've ever taken off the 3-D glasses during a movie, you know it's not a pleasant experience. The glasses opened up a whole new world for my sister, and it was wonderful to be able to take her to those type of movies again. She's been gone for several years now, and the glasses are something I will always appreciate for bringing back such a simple joy.
I'm not going to lie, y'all's relationship through the years has helped me figure out better ways to cultivate my own sibling relationships. Like you aren't perfect, you're humans, but the way that you interact has helped me learn to be a little bit more tolerant of the parts of my brothers that I just don't understand all the time. I don't have to understand them, just as I'm sure they don't always understand me but we still love each other
1:06 I will forever be grateful for Hank for having invented those! As an epileptic, for the past 12 years I've finally been able enjoy almost every 3D movie with my friends without having to fear a seizure after (or worse, *during* ) the film. This was especially valuable back when theatres here would always just offer a 3D version instead of a 2D one. All the best from Germany! ❤
The world needs more of this. Two men just gloating about each other for no reason other than the fact that they love and think the other one is absolutely awesome. In fact this should become a TikTok challenge and call it the Hank and John challenge. We're men pick a friend or family member and they just make a TikTok just gluten about that person and how much they mean to him. For me, I would have to pick my friend Mario who just passed away this last Friday unexpectedly. He was fucking awesome. One of the sweetest most kindest most gentle and powerful people you would have ever met in your life. With most people you could say either they love them or hate them or they're somewhere in between and I honestly don't know a single person that didn't like him. Every person I ever introduced him to or that I know of that he met absolutely loved him immensely. This world is a much darker place without him. And I wish the entire world would have gotten known him and maybe just maybe we would all been a little bit happier. I know at least for me he made me want to be a better person so I can only imagine if their world had gotten to know him how much of the BS we're going through now would suddenly vanish. RIP Mario, you were one of the most badass motherfuckers I ever knew I am going to miss you immensely. Of my friend I will say this of all the souls I've ever encountered and all of my journeys, his was the most...human.
Oh would you look at that it’s my favorite sub genre of John video, the “this innocuous video is actually just an excuse to talk about how much I admire a specific loved one” For real though, I do love these videos, and I love that this community also loves being able to share how deeply we care about those around us. Thank you!
These brothers are like something out of a movie. Too damn smart, too freaking perfect. Literally grew up with them with crash course and never knew who they are until last year
The way you talk about and appreciate Hank is the exast same way I appreciate and *like* (love) my brother. I have never told my brother how cool I think he is though because we weren't really raised in an environment to do so. You make me want to change that.
I felt very lonely after my UC diagnosis but during a crying jag I remembered that Hank had it and rewatched his videos where he talks about it. Thank you Hank, for discussing UC and making a miserable disease a little bit less lonely.
Nerdfighters, your self care reminders for the P4A: Make sure you have plenty of snacks and hydration on hand. Clean your screens before the start of the stream. Take time to plan your P4A video if you're making one. Set your budget now/over the course of the next month so that when the time comes, you can donate responsibly! and if you have any major self care things that you need to do before the start of the p4a, make a list, break them into chunks, and get them done! See you in the chat! DFTBA!
Aaaaw, inkwell, your comment just reminded me of last year's p4a - which was my first after many years of watching John and Hank because the timing had never worked out before - and how you kept reiterating those self-care reminders in the chat and how lovely and caring and friendly it all was 🥰 I'm very much looking forward to this year's p4a and reading your reminders and knowing there are really caring people out there 💚
@@anniesoernym I am so glad you had a good first experience! I love getting to be a part of P4A weekend for people, and I know that the whole mod team and the whole chat cares so, so much. I'm excited you're joining us again this year! There is such a beauty in seeing our community come together to make awesome happen, and the way we look out for each other is one of the most beautiful parts, imo. See you in the chat and best wishes until then!
this last sentence about "take it down a bit ... i sometimes worrying for you" resonates. its sometimes spoken but thought every time i meet or talk to my "little" brother ... and, thx for your other works. i finished "das schicksal ist ein mieser verräter" this week and surely will read again in english this year.
I really felt that pause/struggle at "I like you so much." I've never seen someone else emulate my feelings so clearly about another human. Family or otherwise.
Finally in a place in life to make a matching donation this year! I am so grateful to John and Hank and Nerdfighteria for the P4A-- it can be so challenging to figure out where to give. Y'all are awesome 🙅♀️
Watching this a year later, I was kinda surprised by the answer to the disease question, because cancer definitely overshadowed ulcerative colitis in my head and I forgot it was a thing.
I love that Hank is always learning things. I’ve got the “Learn Something New!” poster from Crash Course hanging next to my office door and try to follow that advice myself daily.
Kinda proud to have been a nerd fighter for so many years, look at everything you guys have accomplished! (Hank specifically in this particular video of course)
one thing i’ve noticed as a vlog brothers fan is trying to guess when i see a person if i need to describe john green as hank greens brother or hank green as john greens brother, for example, i described john green as hank greens brother to my sister but i described hank green as john greens brother to my english teacher. interesting stuff
This was way sweeter than I predicted. Also Hank you’re freaking amazing. Also you definitely need to heed your older brother’s advice by taking it down a notch. I know we hate it when our siblings are right but… maybe don’t invent something this year? 🤷🏽♀️ just for one year.
John, thank you for your advice to "take it down a notch"! since watching that video, there's been a couple of time where someone has said something to me online which I would be inclined to start a petty internet argument over. your "take it down a notch" advice came back to me in those moments and stopped me from likely ruining my mood by participating in a dumb internet argument
My life went the complete opposite direction! I went from getting things done and family and doing so much to getting cancer and becoming homeless. Then depression hit and all my knowledge and brain really went downhill. Now I’m always too exhausted and can’t remember a thing! Props to Hank for making it all work and keeping at it! Much respect!
Don’t forget the short lived but long loved Your Pants forum!! I met one of my best friends in Your Pants and over ten years later despite the 3000 miles between us we still talk every day. We constantly marvel at the fact that Hank is the reason we became friends 😊
I love this. Two incredibly inspiring individuals. I will forever consider myself a student and learner. Everyone should have something new they are learning. 💚♥️🎅🏻
I loved this! I've a mountain of respect for the both of you, but such a condensed summary of all that Hank's achieved just serves as further proof why he's such a good role model. I'd love to one day help as many people around the world as both of you are, but for now I'll just keep doing the best I can to help those in my immediate social circle.
Ulcerative Colitis! I have UC and my brother has Crohn’s and we are 40 and 38 and have had it since 2 and 14. Hank is a fellow guy fighter! Love both Hank’s and your books. Greetings from the Middle East!
P4A Sweet Sixteen! A little part of me is nostalgic for when the (secondary) goal of P4A was to take over the RUclips Homepage with P4A videos so that we could (do the primary goal,) get money to a bunch of cool charities, but the way it is now is even MORE awesome and it really makes my heart so incredibly happy to see and be a part of this evolution over these 16 years 🥰
After about eight years of being a nerdfighter but only casually watching P4A, the 2022 P4A was one of the best things that I was a part of last year. So much joy, so much sillyness, so much transformative action. Alas I can't watch this year as it clashes with my dad's 70th birthday, so if the livestream has passed you by previously, take this as your sign to block out your calendar and join on my behalf
As someone who is colorblind and can't see blue, 3d movies do not work at all for me, so whenever my family went to see a 3d movie, i saw a lot of red outlines. Thank god Hank invented those 2d glasses because i don't have this problem anymore
Only semi-related, but while we’re being sentimental: John, I’ve gone back and rewatched last years P4A stream *so* many times in the last 12 months when I’ve needed a reminder that there is lots of good in the world and wonderful people. So thank you and the whole team for the work that goes into the truly wonderful project that is the P4A. Have been counting down for this one
I just saw Avatar 2 in IMAX 3D (because a holiday Monday is the perfect day to see a 3 hour behemoth of a movie) and I enjoyed the 3D experience. It wasn't as amazing of a 3D experience as the first one was, but I really liked the fad of 3D movies and feeling like a had a premium experience.
Hi! Every year, nerdfighters who can donate more than $500 to the Project for Awesome come together to form a matching fund so that donors during the p4a can see their impact doubled. If you're able to donate to the matching fund, please join us: projectforawesome.com/matching We can take tax-deductible donations by paypal, credit card, foundation grant, check, or more. Thanks. Can't wait for the p4a wonder beginning Feb. 17th at noon eastern. -John
I donate $50 a month over the course a year. Is that $600 better when it’s allocated monthly or would a lump sum in the matching fund have more usefulness?
@@wgeorgecook That's a great question. I imagine consistent income is quite useful, but also the matching fund boosts the momentum of an event which can get more donors on board to reach the higher target. I too currently donate monthly and would love to know how these two options compare. =)
This all coming from the brother who once tried to hit Hank with a hammer, according to their mother.
@@cogspace I think consistent income isn’t massively important for the P4A, because they not have overhead costs (no one that the FTDWS gets paid), and the payments to charities are made once a year. In previous years they cut off the amount ‘in the bank’ right before the P4A starts, and count that amount towards that years P4A, so it is a nice way to start the P4A. But as you said, the matching fund is always a great incentive for people to donate. Regardless, I’m sure the P4A appreciate whatever way you donate.
P4A money DOES NOT go to the Sierra Leone maternal healthcare project (at least not substantially/directly). You didn't specify what you were donating to each month, but if it's directly to the SL project then that would be a significant difference.
Now I want a 'Hank Green Answers the Most Searched John Green Questions'.
Yes!
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I came to the comments to say this exactly
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I love that John needed to check Wikipedia to remember the one of Hanks jobs that he's literally part of
Right. I wanted to say the same. 😅
ok the real question is does Hank Green need to check Wikipedia to figure out what he's doing???
@@elaineshiffer6929 I'd say probably xD
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Exactly what I was thinking😂😂😂
John hesitating when he declares that he likes Hank at the end of the video reminds me of what is so important about Esther day. I love that this community has supported the expression of familial love in a much more open way than other places on the internet
My thoughts too! Can't wait till Esther Day!
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@@HeWhoWatchesTheStars that’s crazy
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Sorry, could someone explain Esther Day to me? Looking it up I just found "A day to celebrate people named Esther," which didn't make much contextual sense here.
John: "You can only trust information from siblings"
John: immediately goes to Wikipedia during first answer
"Trust, but verify."
Wikipedia has a convenient list, and with such a list John can easily remember if it's true or false. "I don't think Hank ever did that" and "I seem to recall Hank talking about that" has a lot more power when it comes from his brother and business partner.
“I worry about you sometimes because I… like you so much.” As an older sibling I FELT that
What parents don’t tell their older children is that becoming an older sibling is signing up for a lifetime subscription to Affectionate Worries
@@dragonharris5465 THIS 😭
@@dragonharris5465 it is hard for people who are younger siblings to realise what it means being an older sibling and the responsibility that comes with it
@@mahiyatsafiyullah7103 i worry about my older brother more than he does about me 😅
me too
I appreciate that your adoration for Hank is so strong you can't sustain needling him for too long.
It's the only way I know how to love. -John
@@vlogbrothers Until Esther Day comes around!
The irony of this is that you’re so much sweeter answering these questions about Hank than Hank would probably be answering these about himself. 😂❤️
That's a video topic!
Why did you _think_ you shouldn't trust the person to talk about themselves?
@@woodfur00 cuz self reporting is unreliable, better to have an un(lol)biased observer
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Yes, I came here to say this!
John's impression of Hank is proof they are definitely brothers.
its so good😅. i can do my younger brother pretty good but people mistake our voices all the time so its not very impressive😂
I bought my mom 2d glasses for christmas- my parents are tired of hearing “and you’ll never believe who made that” when I talk about literally anything😂 its either hank or john.
Every time I ask “guess who…”, my boys either reply “Hank Green” or “John Green”.
I have to buy another pair. I keep giving them away. 😂😂😂
That recurring “…in a crisp two dimensions” epithet still gets funnier every time. Thanks for continuing to commit to the bit
It's so beautiful
The most important question in all of this is "How does Hank Green find the time to do all of this?" and the answer is like "Oh yeah I forgot to mention, Hank invented a machine that warps time but only localized to himself. This gives him days that are 32 hours long. He can spend 24 hours doing all of these projects and spend the remaining 8 hours on Tik Tok"
i forget when it was but Hank talked about this in a video years ago and it was really important for me realizing how we *don't* all have the same 24 hours in a day. like, Hank Green without a staff of assistants and managers *cannot* build or operate all these companies. having great ideas and lots of energy (what a privilege!) and an understanding of how to use that energy to make those ideas real *and* the resources (money) to do it *is still not enough.*
so an awful lot of factors have to line up just right in order to facilitate this - there are very likely thousands of potential Hanks watching Hank every day, who will never get halfway to where he is. not because of time magic or intelligence or hard work, but just because luck.
i'm forever grateful to Hank for helping me understand that.
LOL
@@MulberryDays do you happen to remember the name of the video? i'd love to watch it!
Good staff, mixed with luck and an extreme workaholic.
Honestly I wouldn’t want to be married to him.
I want to see increasingly outlandish scifi ideas about how Hank is so productive. Mine is that he has actually cloned himself and we are seeing different versions of Hank A la, the Michael Keaton's 90's film multiplicity.
This is the wholesome Vlogbrothers content that encouraged me to undertake the 1700+ video omnibus after discovering them 2 years ago. I'm here for it
Truly an impressive undertaking. -John
I just did that too. I explained what I was doing and no one seemed to understand why it made me so happy to watch 2 grown brothers grow up and learn to be best of friends
1700 videos at 4 minutes (or so) each is 4 days, 17 hours, and 20 minutes.
That's not an accurate measured video total, but still that's a lot of Hank and John.
I am currently doing the same. It's helping me through a truly tough time.
@@DasGanon Then add the P4A hours they host and you're right at 6 days...I also think the Miracle of Swindon Town/Swoodlypoopers, Wimbly Womblies, and the timeless love story of Bald John Green and Other John Green, teammates in life and in love, is also a valiant undertaking. I miss John playing FIFA so much.
My spouse and nerdfighter of many years turned to me as we were watching this and said `Subbable? That was Hank too?!' I just love that after so many years he can still surprise us 😂 (NB we just celebrated 7 years together and we have a son together and yet I have been a nerdfighter longer than I have known my spouse!)
It's the same when people find out that Jack Conte of Pomplamoose founded Patreon. I remember the Subbable launch video and asking in the comments: "Hmmm, isn't this the same as Patreon?" And John replying: "Patreon?". Yeah merging the two was the smart idea I guess :P
Congratulations on y'all's anniversary!
oddly enough, my partner and I have been together for 7 years and I've also been a nerfighter for longer than that. Congrats and I wish you well
A reinvention of a classic format!
I have an idea just to follow Hank's formats for the entire year, but it will probably fall apart at some point. Still, I find the concept of just copying him all year hilarious. -John
@@vlogbrothers I'm guessing that's how the Smashmouth song video titles happened, right? I love it
@@vlogbrothers it´s the perfect balance between “bit commitment” and “taking it down a notch”! Two big themes recently in nerdfighteria!
I was just coming here to say, copying Hank is a perfect way to "take it down a notch" in planning.
@@vlogbrothers This reply made me laugh out loud
My kids have, for much of their lives, asked me how I know so much about so many things. I always just said I loved learning and that was an okay answer. Then one day one of them came to me all excited about some topic they had just learned about that they thought was really cool. I stopped them and said "That. Just do that for 40 years. That's how I came to know so much about so many things". I think they got it at that point. For the record, they're well on their way to being walking encyclopedias and have since learned a ton about so many things I don't know anything about and I can't wait to see what they do with it all.
Can I double-like this? Please? Because this is exactly it.
Awww that's really sweet
the esperanto pfp checks out. i assume the language is included here.
My parents deeply encouraged my love of learning, and it led me to being an engineer working with devices that help people with end stage heart failure live longer. Their never ending encouragement for my love of learning led to where I am today. I bet your kids will do awesome things some day!
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“I worry about you sometimes because I … like you so much”
the brief moment of panic I felt when I thought you were gonna say the thing you only say on Esther Day
I wish I was as tight with my two older brothers as Hank and John are. Like, the way Hank says things like "I came on the pod today mostly because I really wanted to talk to my brother" and John says "I'm your biggest fan since you were born" is so kind and unashamedly proud and such a fantastic example of how siblinghood could look. If I have kids one day I will implement so much of John and Hank into their lives that they'll never be mean to each other!... Unless one of the two leaves a lot of baseball cards around one summer while the other is away and sells them. But that will be the only time!
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With John telling the 2D glasses story again, we really are entering the “dad always telling the same stories all the time” phase of vlogbrothers and I’m not complaining
I'm kind of loving how "turn it down a notch" also seems to be, like, "turn the Vlogbrothers clock back a notch"
Here for it.
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It‘s funny to me that I always forget what day it is until you upload a new video and I‘m like „it‘s tuesday!!“ and it always makes me happy.
This is my last year in a PhD program (y'all convinced me to keep going via a question on the turtles all the way down tour btw) and in theory, next year I'll be in a place where I can join the matching fun. 🤞
Congrats! -John
Congrats! I'm finishing my master's in food science this year, we'll get through it😁❤️
SAME!! My final edits on my dissertation are due later this week. Should I be on RUclips right now rather than working? There's no way to know.
@@yaelmorin9017 The answer is yes, you should! You need breaks from editing even more in this last sprint than earlier. For health, sanity and better science! ;)
Applying for my masters this year. Ah! 🤪
when Sarah Ruhl said “he loved her to the point of invention” she didn’t know it yet, but she was talking about Hank and Kathryn and 2d glasses
Sometimes... sometimes these videos are the wholesome goodness I need to get through the week. A lot of the world is a garbage fire. It's really nice (and often desperately needed) to have two people just... like each other in a sincere and public way.
Thank you.
You guys are sibling goals. My brother came to my wedding recently, and I’m starting to think we might be able to be friends. Thanks to you guys, I know it’s not too late to befriend my sibling at age 30!
1:50 I feel like this is extremely important for students at basically every level to understand that great people aren't smarter than you, they are just passionate and won't be held back by the thought that "oh I am not a x person, so I can't do that" everyone can learn anything if they put in the work that's the great thing about learning.
I’m in a pretty turbulent spot with my brother (redacted I don’t wanna bum ppl out) and it’s really inspiring to see someone love their brother so much. Makes me feel like things will get better eventually so thx for that. Also unrelated but i got my sister to read turtles all the way down and shes loving it. I love the “disease isn’t a metaphor” theme in your novels. It’s crazy how positive a force this channel has been in my life for about a decade
Sending you love
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Your imitation (paraphrasing) of Hank around 1:31 is so great to me. Your voice goes up a couple semitones, you talk just a smidge faster and look extra cheerful (although that could of course be from the memory) - which is basically the sum total of the external differences between you and Hank
Hank Green’s Journey of Meaning is getting so many twists and turns. I am absolutely riveted!
The ending is so sweet. I was very close to my sister, and I bought a pair of those not-3-d glasses of Hank's because she actually couldn't see 3-D. If you've ever taken off the 3-D glasses during a movie, you know it's not a pleasant experience. The glasses opened up a whole new world for my sister, and it was wonderful to be able to take her to those type of movies again. She's been gone for several years now, and the glasses are something I will always appreciate for bringing back such a simple joy.
I'm not going to lie, y'all's relationship through the years has helped me figure out better ways to cultivate my own sibling relationships. Like you aren't perfect, you're humans, but the way that you interact has helped me learn to be a little bit more tolerant of the parts of my brothers that I just don't understand all the time. I don't have to understand them, just as I'm sure they don't always understand me but we still love each other
I love the project for awesome!! I cancel all my other plans to watch it!!
It's the most magical time of the year! -John
"because ... I like you so much" that pauze, adorable!
1:06 I will forever be grateful for Hank for having invented those! As an epileptic, for the past 12 years I've finally been able enjoy almost every 3D movie with my friends without having to fear a seizure after (or worse, *during* ) the film. This was especially valuable back when theatres here would always just offer a 3D version instead of a 2D one. All the best from Germany! ❤
The world needs more of this. Two men just gloating about each other for no reason other than the fact that they love and think the other one is absolutely awesome. In fact this should become a TikTok challenge and call it the Hank and John challenge. We're men pick a friend or family member and they just make a TikTok just gluten about that person and how much they mean to him. For me, I would have to pick my friend Mario who just passed away this last Friday unexpectedly. He was fucking awesome. One of the sweetest most kindest most gentle and powerful people you would have ever met in your life. With most people you could say either they love them or hate them or they're somewhere in between and I honestly don't know a single person that didn't like him. Every person I ever introduced him to or that I know of that he met absolutely loved him immensely. This world is a much darker place without him. And I wish the entire world would have gotten known him and maybe just maybe we would all been a little bit happier. I know at least for me he made me want to be a better person so I can only imagine if their world had gotten to know him how much of the BS we're going through now would suddenly vanish. RIP Mario, you were one of the most badass motherfuckers I ever knew I am going to miss you immensely. Of my friend I will say this of all the souls I've ever encountered and all of my journeys, his was the most...human.
Oh would you look at that it’s my favorite sub genre of John video, the “this innocuous video is actually just an excuse to talk about how much I admire a specific loved one”
For real though, I do love these videos, and I love that this community also loves being able to share how deeply we care about those around us. Thank you!
These brothers are like something out of a movie. Too damn smart, too freaking perfect. Literally grew up with them with crash course and never knew who they are until last year
The way you talk about and appreciate Hank is the exast same way I appreciate and *like* (love) my brother. I have never told my brother how cool I think he is though because we weren't really raised in an environment to do so. You make me want to change that.
I felt very lonely after my UC diagnosis but during a crying jag I remembered that Hank had it and rewatched his videos where he talks about it. Thank you Hank, for discussing UC and making a miserable disease a little bit less lonely.
Nerdfighters, your self care reminders for the P4A: Make sure you have plenty of snacks and hydration on hand. Clean your screens before the start of the stream. Take time to plan your P4A video if you're making one. Set your budget now/over the course of the next month so that when the time comes, you can donate responsibly! and if you have any major self care things that you need to do before the start of the p4a, make a list, break them into chunks, and get them done!
See you in the chat! DFTBA!
Aaaaw, inkwell, your comment just reminded me of last year's p4a - which was my first after many years of watching John and Hank because the timing had never worked out before - and how you kept reiterating those self-care reminders in the chat and how lovely and caring and friendly it all was 🥰 I'm very much looking forward to this year's p4a and reading your reminders and knowing there are really caring people out there 💚
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@@anniesoernym I am so glad you had a good first experience! I love getting to be a part of P4A weekend for people, and I know that the whole mod team and the whole chat cares so, so much. I'm excited you're joining us again this year! There is such a beauty in seeing our community come together to make awesome happen, and the way we look out for each other is one of the most beautiful parts, imo. See you in the chat and best wishes until then!
The John green video about Hank green that I didn't know I needed today 😂 DFTBA!
Watching this now feels very relevant. I want a follow-up now that John is doing half the jobs. So much love for Hank and his Biggest Fan
Been here for 10 years, and I've never heart of URLaton before! Hank is truly full of good ideas.
I find it hilarious that podcaster is one of the things john forgot until he went on Wikipedia, and john literally participates in that one 🤣😅
"participates" is a strong word, given how much he's been Ed McMahon-ing recent episodes
@@hoodiesticks Hey-oooooo!
this last sentence about "take it down a bit ... i sometimes worrying for you" resonates. its sometimes spoken but thought every time i meet or talk to my "little" brother ...
and, thx for your other works. i finished "das schicksal ist ein mieser verräter" this week and surely will read again in english this year.
I really felt that pause/struggle at "I like you so much." I've never seen someone else emulate my feelings so clearly about another human. Family or otherwise.
1:38 Oh, this video is 7 months old...
Yeah. It's better now, tho!
Hopefully John's answer is back to being complete again!
Hoping that later this week we get Hank to answer questions about John
John, this video made me reach out to my own brother. I'm not close to much of my family but he is one that I love deeply and need to reconnect with.
The wholesomeness of these two brothers is adorable.
Finally in a place in life to make a matching donation this year! I am so grateful to John and Hank and Nerdfighteria for the P4A-- it can be so challenging to figure out where to give. Y'all are awesome 🙅♀️
Congratulations!! 🎉🎉 That really is an accomplishment!
I love when John retells stories we have already heard. Over and over again.
There's a reason he keeps retelling them. They don't get old.
Happy Tuesday John!
Happy Tuesday, Ben!
Sincere love between siblings, gets me every time. Best wishes to you both (and all the people each of you love)
Watching this a year later, I was kinda surprised by the answer to the disease question, because cancer definitely overshadowed ulcerative colitis in my head and I forgot it was a thing.
I love that Hank is always learning things. I’ve got the “Learn Something New!” poster from Crash Course hanging next to my office door and try to follow that advice myself daily.
Kinda proud to have been a nerd fighter for so many years, look at everything you guys have accomplished! (Hank specifically in this particular video of course)
Love you both!!! I'm 46, and I started college at 36, and I love to learn. Having the passion to want to know more is incredible.
This is quality bit commitment
one thing i’ve noticed as a vlog brothers fan is trying to guess when i see a person if i need to describe john green as hank greens brother or hank green as john greens brother, for example, i described john green as hank greens brother to my sister but i described hank green as john greens brother to my english teacher. interesting stuff
omg I love this.
My favorite is when people realize that the two guys from Crash Course are two guys not one guy.
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This was way sweeter than I predicted. Also Hank you’re freaking amazing. Also you definitely need to heed your older brother’s advice by taking it down a notch. I know we hate it when our siblings are right but… maybe don’t invent something this year? 🤷🏽♀️ just for one year.
One of the best tributes to another human, let alone a brother! That I've ever heard.
Thank you! BOTH Green bros!
I love the love these brothers have for one another. And the humour. What treasures in the world!!!!
John, thank you for your advice to "take it down a notch"! since watching that video, there's been a couple of time where someone has said something to me online which I would be inclined to start a petty internet argument over. your "take it down a notch" advice came back to me in those moments and stopped me from likely ruining my mood by participating in a dumb internet argument
Hands down the cutest thing I've seen all day
John, both you AND Hank are my favorite combined success story on ALL of RUclips!!
Your impression of Hank is sooo good
“ I don’t write about siblings” Anthropocene Reviewed having that one heartfelt speech… 👀
My life went the complete opposite direction! I went from getting things done and family and doing so much to getting cancer and becoming homeless.
Then depression hit and all my knowledge and brain really went downhill.
Now I’m always too exhausted and can’t remember a thing!
Props to Hank for making it all work and keeping at it! Much respect!
This was an excellent plug for P4A, and a great reminder to start working on my P4A charity video! ❤️
Ahhhh I’m so excited that it’s time to gear up for the P4A! Always a top weekend of the year and by far the awesomest time to be a Nerdfighter
Thank you both so much for existing ♥️
We are so lucky to have these guys. My goodness.!
We like both of you guys so much! Also, so glad this came out before I had to go to work!
And forgot entirely about VidCon xD
Don’t forget the short lived but long loved Your Pants forum!! I met one of my best friends in Your Pants and over ten years later despite the 3000 miles between us we still talk every day. We constantly marvel at the fact that Hank is the reason we became friends 😊
Love my weekly dose of education you are both able to provide. To this day you’re still my favorite history teacher 😊
That was the sweetest video I have seen on RUclips in forever.
This made me seriously teary eyed for a few reasons. Thank you for sharing about Hank!
How sweet is thissss imagine how proud their parents are 🥹 when he said he’s been your biggest fan since he was born 😭😭😭
You all's brotherhood makes me so happy!
I am so excited for the P4A!! Let's do this! 🎉🎉
I love this. Two incredibly inspiring individuals. I will forever consider myself a student and learner. Everyone should have something new they are learning. 💚♥️🎅🏻
I'm into these parallel videos and the possible chaos that could ensue this year along with it.
I love this Hank Green ad. I love siblings. I so feel the worry for a younger sibling.
I loved this! I've a mountain of respect for the both of you, but such a condensed summary of all that Hank's achieved just serves as further proof why he's such a good role model. I'd love to one day help as many people around the world as both of you are, but for now I'll just keep doing the best I can to help those in my immediate social circle.
Ulcerative Colitis! I have UC and my brother has Crohn’s and we are 40 and 38 and have had it since 2 and 14. Hank is a fellow guy fighter!
Love both Hank’s and your books. Greetings from the Middle East!
P4A Sweet Sixteen! A little part of me is nostalgic for when the (secondary) goal of P4A was to take over the RUclips Homepage with P4A videos so that we could (do the primary goal,) get money to a bunch of cool charities, but the way it is now is even MORE awesome and it really makes my heart so incredibly happy to see and be a part of this evolution over these 16 years 🥰
After about eight years of being a nerdfighter but only casually watching P4A, the 2022 P4A was one of the best things that I was a part of last year. So much joy, so much sillyness, so much transformative action. Alas I can't watch this year as it clashes with my dad's 70th birthday, so if the livestream has passed you by previously, take this as your sign to block out your calendar and join on my behalf
We're so glad you joined last year and I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating your Dad's birthday! See you for the stream in 2024?
Authentically and might I say, adorably modeling positive support and genuine admiration for our subs. ❤
Aww this is the purest form of what a love letter looks like - I worry about you sometimes because I like you so much. God I want a brother like this.
As someone who is colorblind and can't see blue, 3d movies do not work at all for me, so whenever my family went to see a 3d movie, i saw a lot of red outlines. Thank god Hank invented those 2d glasses because i don't have this problem anymore
I see that brief pause in "because I... *like* you so much." You know you can say you love your brother outside of Esther day, John.
I love John just unashamedly promoting Hank to the max! 😂❤️
This hits different now
wow, seeing the cover of Ellen Hardcastle really brought some long-ago memories flying back. Wow. I've known you guys for like 12 years.
You are a bad ass too dude!!! I enjoy your videos and admire your relationship with your brother.
Thank you for all you do. You rock!
JOHN I LOVED YOUR BOOK THE FAULT IN OUR STARS!!!!!! MY FAVORITE BOOK, THE BETTER OF ALL!!!!!!
Only semi-related, but while we’re being sentimental: John, I’ve gone back and rewatched last years P4A stream *so* many times in the last 12 months when I’ve needed a reminder that there is lots of good in the world and wonderful people. So thank you and the whole team for the work that goes into the truly wonderful project that is the P4A. Have been counting down for this one
So glad you'll be joining us again!
Y’all keep making new genres of video and I’m loving it
I just saw Avatar 2 in IMAX 3D (because a holiday Monday is the perfect day to see a 3 hour behemoth of a movie) and I enjoyed the 3D experience. It wasn't as amazing of a 3D experience as the first one was, but I really liked the fad of 3D movies and feeling like a had a premium experience.