I have finally started to use Youtube for what it was created for. Discovering people who are expressing themselves. I think I am bordering a new obsession. (The thought occurs to me that I "obsess" about everything, which would make it hardly an obsession at all. It is, in fact, just another thing that I like, but I digress.) I am six years behind my good friend Thomas who discovered Nerdfighteria in 2007. He allowed me to catch a glimpse of it by getting me to read An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. Now I'm rambling. Let's see if I can regroup.
Vlog brothers are awesome. John Green, an author that I seriously need to rediscover (having only read one of his books and loving it), and his brother Hank Green, the witty and wonderfully intelligent human being with opinions about everything, are two guys who make up one of several new subscriptions that are causing my latest bouts of sleep deprivation. I was thrown into their universe (though it's more like I realized they were in my universe as they still don't know I exist) when a friend my mine did me a huge favor. So let us take a detour down Back Story alley. Are you ready? Here we go:
One night, whilst hanging around a frozen yogurt place with two of my guy friends, I was having one the usual off-the-wall conversations that enlightens my existence. We were talking about advertising, of all things, as the Green brothers hate advertising. It was mentioned that Dove did a commercial about different women's self image. The next day Dave found an entry about how a girl was really upset with the false "everyone is more beautiful than they think" message that Dove was sending. In her diatribe of how the images of the women were all the same white, blonde types (aside from one or two that weren't really showcased) she included a link to a video that would Rock. My. World.
Enter Hank Green. To be completely honest I can't entirely remember how he was tied into the writer's message. Probably something to do with the how advertising is not nearly as true to their word as they try to make us believe. Hank has a video that discusses how all the different branches of ads with their different, opposing messages are owned by the same major labels. It was one of many *rants* (please find a better word for this) that I will spend hours watching in Youtube. What's better, as they started this with a project in 2007, I may never catch up. It seems endless and I love it.
Then, of course, John cannot be forgotten. He is, after all, the older brother and the author that I didn't know I knew about. It took me several videos before I realized that John was THE John. The Mastermind behind An Abundance of Katherines. Talk about incredible. Hearing that the voice behind something that I've allowed to shape my mind is actually worth listening to in that he is extremely well-versed in the ways of the world. Now back to the present.
These two men make up a scintillating duo who have captured my mind in the throes* of their everyday life. They created Nerdfighteria where the fast talking, fact-slinging, genius philanthropists thrives. I truly appreciate that they made public their decision to reach out to one another. (I know that's a bit ludicrous considering that my opinion doesn't really make a difference.) From the great things they do around the world to the great quotes I could keep a journal of, I'm so happy to throw my abundant fandom at them. It's simple really, I want nothing more right now than to be able to call myself a Nerdfighter.
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