John Green Answers Your John Green Questions

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  • In which John Green answers questions that people ask google about him, in an attempt to make this (and not that other video we won't mention) the top search result related to his name, which is John Green.
    John Green is a writer and TH-camr, or possibly a novelist and online video creator. (...he said, only for the purposes of improving the searchability of this video.)
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  • @rachelelizabeth6017
    @rachelelizabeth6017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2879

    The first video that shows up when you search Hank Green is a video by The Business Insider titled "How Hank Green became one of the Internet's most influential educators"
    .......I'm sorry John.

    • @ominoustomato
      @ominoustomato 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      wisegirl_ 1227 but what about humpin Hank. We can't forget about humpin Hank.

    • @fraidarahbaran6076
      @fraidarahbaran6076 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +

    • @Krystaltho
      @Krystaltho 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hahaha this is hilarious

    • @r3v3rbs0ul
      @r3v3rbs0ul 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Google's algorithm apparently thought Hank's video was more appropriate for him. What do they know that we don't?

    • @matthewpaul9432
      @matthewpaul9432 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +

  • @prerza
    @prerza 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1201

    "No matter what you do, the tides of time will wash away your sand castle, so there's no sense in reaching for some fool hardy notion of immortality."
    -John Green, 2018.
    👏

    • @Aereto
      @Aereto 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Just like in Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Eventually everyone runs out of time.

    • @prerza
      @prerza 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Aereto Yes!

    • @ConfuciousDragon
      @ConfuciousDragon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I feel like this is taken out of context without the "...but where was I? No, I don't have a star on the hollywood walk of fame."

    • @gracep1370
      @gracep1370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I literally just wrote those exact words in my journal. Plus the rest of that sentence, “...when there’s real work to be done with real people right now.” Such a good reminder.

    • @MrWhangdoodles
      @MrWhangdoodles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He sounds like an author...or a historian.

  • @jliller
    @jliller 6 ปีที่แล้ว +684

    Paraphrasing: "My brother comes up with all the good ideas. I just write bestselling novels."
    I think that's some pretty effective teamwork.

    • @woodfur00
      @woodfur00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Except now Hank writes bestselling novels too

    • @lonestarr1490
      @lonestarr1490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@woodfur00 But he still has much to learn in terms of marketing them.

  • @robertbaillargeon3683
    @robertbaillargeon3683 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1878

    I watched this video earlier while not logged in, but I've gotta watch it again from my recommended feed to make sure that TH-cam knows that I still want to watch vlogbrothers videos and doesn't stop showing them. What a world we live in.

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +562

      Thank you for your persistence. All hail the algorithm. -John

    • @verdatum
      @verdatum 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Why don't you just use your subscription feed to browse through every video posted to all of your subscribed channels in chronological order?

    • @iLuvJoBros95
      @iLuvJoBros95 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad I’m not the only one who can’t help but do this too

    • @wXingVinny
      @wXingVinny 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      th-cam.com/users/feedsubscriptions
      Thank me later.

    • @Kowzorz
      @Kowzorz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @verdatum Admittedly even videos on there slip by. I swear that video wasn't there before!

  • @lyzardthebard
    @lyzardthebard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    "is John or Hank older?"
    John: "I'm just going to revel in the fact that that's a question people asked Google."
    Me: *laughs in oldest sibling*

    • @paigeherrin29
      @paigeherrin29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Me laughing back in *youngest sibling*

    • @SpaceSoups
      @SpaceSoups ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@paigeherrin29 Crying middle.

    • @thetangaledbug7670
      @thetangaledbug7670 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Soo you're saying, that you're big brother, might I inquire to whom??

  • @Rithene
    @Rithene 6 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    "Darling, Fetch the Battle Axe" remains my favorite DFTBA backronym. Also up there are the classic "Dinosaurs Failed to Beat Asteroid" and "Dastardly Farmers Took Bessie Away (but she was Destined for the Burger, Anyway)".

  • @elenagibbons4719
    @elenagibbons4719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    0:59 so I guess you could say that you wrote “will grayson”

  • @NoiseFlippin
    @NoiseFlippin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "Are John and Hank Green related?"
    "Yes, we are brothers, and no, there are no other siblings... Well, except for Dave, but *we don't talk about dave."*

  • @falonmichalczyk9104
    @falonmichalczyk9104 6 ปีที่แล้ว +677

    When I started watching this channel I was in the 8th grade, I hated my life and felt awkward and alone. I am 23 now, a lot has changed, but y'all are still here. I'll never forget you signing my copy of Paper Towns and telling me I had a cool name. Thanks for always being here. It means a lot. ❤️

  • @Rosalie_Jansen
    @Rosalie_Jansen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    DFTCC - Don't Forget To Conjugate Correctly

    • @yaell1976
      @yaell1976 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm going to use this on a daily basis...

    • @gleep1984
      @gleep1984 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

  • @audretwelch3328
    @audretwelch3328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    “Why are you crying? Isn’t it happy?” Is the most poetic thing I’ve heard today

  • @enderwiggins8248
    @enderwiggins8248 6 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Will Grayson Will Grayson really helped me with my sexuality, so thank you.

    • @katiemoss7578
      @katiemoss7578 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ender Wiggins I hope you now feel comfortable with your sexuality and that no one makes you feel you bad for your sexuality

    • @oneofthemany7322
      @oneofthemany7322 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree. I loved that book so much. It helped me get over my ex in a strange way

    • @allisonsteele1878
      @allisonsteele1878 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      since i just reread ender’s game my brain registered this comment as Ender Wiggins is gay? oh wait... this is youtube

  • @rachelelizabeth6017
    @rachelelizabeth6017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +589

    HOLD UP
    John Green might be writing another book! I don't even care how long I have to wait, that just made my day.

    • @tanvishah2096
      @tanvishah2096 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wisegirl_ 1227 same! Also love the user name

    • @mariamkharpoutli675
      @mariamkharpoutli675 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I just finished reading turtles all the way down and yet im craving more!!! I want moree

    • @rachelelizabeth6017
      @rachelelizabeth6017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha, thanks!!!

    • @rachelelizabeth6017
      @rachelelizabeth6017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know right!!! It was SOO good!

    • @NehaPd
      @NehaPd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think he's kind of Always writing a book

  • @katiemoss7578
    @katiemoss7578 6 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    I'd forgotten it was Tuesday but this is amazing and I'm laughing through all of this

    • @tokkahafez
      @tokkahafez 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Katie Moss SAME

  • @eddaeugenianewball5080
    @eddaeugenianewball5080 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    We don't talk about Dave sounds like an excellent prediction of We don't talk about Bruno😅😂😂

  • @jaososchefget3632
    @jaososchefget3632 6 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    What ever happened to those app reviews that made everybody question their life and life choices?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      I took that idea and turned it into the anthropocene reviewed: soundcloud.com/theanthropocenereviewed -John

    • @rachelelizabeth6017
      @rachelelizabeth6017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You should definitely listen to that podcast! It's REALLY good!

    • @Sandthatsparksstars
      @Sandthatsparksstars 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +

    • @Reilly5
      @Reilly5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I thought this said: "Whatever happened to those apps that made everybody question their life and choices?". Was going to say, Facebook still exists.

  • @thewinterizzy
    @thewinterizzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    If all of us watch this at least five times, I have hope we can make a dent in this video becoming the top search result over Hank’s. Get to work, everyone! 😂

    • @SeanGHOB
      @SeanGHOB 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I've now watched Hank's video at least twice and this one once. I suspect that this video will actually result in "John Green is an Idiot" becoming more firmly entrenched as the top video result on Google for "John Green."

    • @aaditbhatia6551
      @aaditbhatia6551 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      thewinterizzy I checked, and sadly, Hank's video is still the first result. I've already watched it several times, but my homework can wait.

    • @GreRe9
      @GreRe9 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @GuardiansCreed
      @GuardiansCreed 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Done

    • @trueblue2774
      @trueblue2774 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope.

  • @maranto15
    @maranto15 6 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    You cast movies, though, right?

  • @AustinNebbia
    @AustinNebbia 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm finally in a Vlogbrothers video!!!! There are four humans at 2:00: John, Shailene, the girl playing Sarah (I feel awful for not remembering her name) and my blurry elbow on the left. Honestly one of the coolest days of my life.

  • @Artifexian
    @Artifexian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Edgar award! Best name. 12/12 would agree

    • @spaghettification8658
      @spaghettification8658 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      12/12, a true man of culture
      (Yes I know this is 4 years old, petty temporal concerns are outweighed by the need to give base 12 the respect it deserves)

  • @4mpersan
    @4mpersan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    John Green wears green while answering your questions about John Green!

  • @Carina5707
    @Carina5707 6 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    In the great scheme of things
    even the greatest of kings
    are just little hands
    building castles out of sand.

  • @grayelizabeth6458
    @grayelizabeth6458 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    In The Fault in Our Stars, have you imagined a future for the remaining characters or are you like Peter Van Houten? Also, since you are male, why did you Write it from Hazel's perspective and not Augustus's perspective? Being female, I feel like you pretty much nailed the emotions and thought process on boys, love etc. How? Thanks! PS. Pretty sure your one the great writers of the 21st Century. (And of all time). - with Incredible respect and admiration, Shirley Gray

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Thanks for the kind words. 1. I am like Peter van Houten in that I don't think authors are qualified to speak on matters outside the text (except for sequels and the like). I try to leave the characters in my books in places where I am comfortable leaving them, and although I may imagine futures for them, I don't want my imaginings to be privileged over those of any other reader, so I don't share them. 2. I wanted to write from Hazel's perspective because there are a lot of tragic love stories in which a sick girl teaches a boy lessons through her sickness, and I did not want to write that kind of story. 3. I had a lot of women in my life helping me with blind spots--my wife, my publisher, etc.--but ultimately writing is always an act of imagination, and so I was just trying to escape myself and live within Hazel as much as possible. -John

  • @josadison
    @josadison 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    If John Green could only save one verb tense which would John Green save?

  • @grapefruit1992
    @grapefruit1992 6 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    if you were to swich lives with Hank for 24 hours, what would you do?

    • @Neverrgreen
      @Neverrgreen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      grapefruit1992 +

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +466

      SLEEP and HIDE. Hank has SO MANY professional obligations and works so incredibly hard every single day. He is so relentless and passionate and indefatigable and I couldn't do what he does, so if I were living his life, I would just stay in bed and give Hank a day off. -John

    • @RCPlanes59
      @RCPlanes59 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      I can't tell if this is wholesome or morally questionable.

    • @Nerd-px7fn
      @Nerd-px7fn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love these two XD

    • @crystalclare1000
      @crystalclare1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      grapefruit1992 lemme just say, the answer to this question sounds like something that would be said on Esther Day

  • @yknowthatgirl
    @yknowthatgirl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I very much enjoyed the throwbacks to old Nerdfighteria in this video.

  • @billalraza8442
    @billalraza8442 6 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Does John green cry while writing emotional scenes in his books?

    • @laurelrhinehardt5160
      @laurelrhinehardt5160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      Oh yeah. I cry while writing every book, even the ones that aren't sad. In some ways I probably write to get to the deep places that I can't reach otherwise, and from which crying springs. -John

    • @kiwi8133
      @kiwi8133 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @cmm6p
      @cmm6p 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Oh thank you for asking this! Rosianna recently said she felt egotistical (or similar) for crying at something she wrote and I started to feel like I was weird because I have cried a lot writing my current novel. Like even just reading the same scene through each time and it has taught me some thing about myself.

    • @cmm6p
      @cmm6p 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

  • @Leo99929
    @Leo99929 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You're a good man, John. I appreciate your existence and interaction with the world.

  • @sarahp6512
    @sarahp6512 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    1:34 YETI SIGHTING

    • @aaditbhatia6551
      @aaditbhatia6551 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sarah P. Oh my goodness. You're right. Call the Smithsonian immediately.

    • @haleywilliams5073
      @haleywilliams5073 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Yeti is really pretty. I love how he gave her bunny ears!

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I got permission! :) -John

    • @stephenrosene1505
      @stephenrosene1505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For putting her picture in the Vlog or for the bunny ears?

    • @enycha22
      @enycha22 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I PANICKED TRYING TO PAUSE ON MY PHONE, IT'S SO LOVELY

  • @SciJoy
    @SciJoy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Is John Green still keeping up with his 100 days routine or some version of it?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +243

      I am! I am not as fit as I was on Day 100, but I still work out with Laura twice a week and run at least two or three times a week. -John

    • @Rosalie_Jansen
      @Rosalie_Jansen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      COME ON, JOHN!

    • @fathimamoolla
      @fathimamoolla 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      GET IT, JOHN!

    • @SciJoy
      @SciJoy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's awesome!

    • @sjwimmel
      @sjwimmel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Is John Green f-cking majestic? Yes.

  • @AcolytesOfHorror
    @AcolytesOfHorror 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When John said he's not dead "depending on when you're watching this" I had an image of this comment section whenever he dies and I got real sad

  • @annawatches
    @annawatches 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Damn, I just realized how much I owe to Nerdfighteria when it comes to my belief in the value of unironic enthusiasm. It's hard to maintain sometimes. Grateful for you guys.

  • @Rosalie_Jansen
    @Rosalie_Jansen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    It wouldn't have been a true John Green video without the mention of oblivion in some way - you didn't disappoint, John.

  • @philiptouw3623
    @philiptouw3623 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The title of this video is so obviously meant to appear as the first search result, which I feel pretty great about. Also the way "yes, it's happy" was said while looking into the distance, was really funny. As for questions, mine is, "What is John Green's favourite children's book?"

    • @vtsphinx
      @vtsphinx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kaylee Touw +

    • @hatorigirl1202
      @hatorigirl1202 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's shared a certain love of a phonics reader called Gus (or Gus Is a Bug) that is out of print that nerdfighters recreated for him.

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Hard to pick a single favorite, unless Harry Potter is a children's book--in which case, Harry Potter. (All of them, although Half-Blood Prince is my favorite favorite.) -John

  • @crocsqueen1474
    @crocsqueen1474 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ohhh Henry.
    "Why are you crying? Isn't it happy?"
    Tears of joy Henry. One day you too will experience it.

  • @genessab
    @genessab 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    This video is now the 7th result for your name. Soooo close :P

    • @jamesburton7852
      @jamesburton7852 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think John's only tactic now is to flood the search term's video results with videos. I think the best way to go about this is just to start all of his video titles with "John Green Says:"

    • @anirudhsharma5211
      @anirudhsharma5211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now it's the first!

  • @olivialove2059
    @olivialove2059 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "well except for dave but we don't talk about dave" AAAAAAHHHHH ya gotta love dave

  • @nicolenbbw7947
    @nicolenbbw7947 6 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    What is John Green’s least favorite video by John Green?

    • @GuardiansCreed
      @GuardiansCreed 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is a good one...but whats his favorite?

    • @danieljensch3754
      @danieljensch3754 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @katywilbur2989
      @katywilbur2989 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Great question! I've made some bad ones over the years. It's hard to pick the worst--all the ones where I was screaming at the camera in 2009 were pretty bad. Specific nominations are welcome, if you have any suggestions! :) -John

    • @pgoconn
      @pgoconn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Possible nominees (aka a few mildly-randomized John videos from 2009):
      "Half a Beard" from Jun 16, 2009: th-cam.com/video/KSfbG_AWgKc/w-d-xo.html
      "Sellouts!" from Jul 14, 2009: th-cam.com/video/KoSqR_XAU7A/w-d-xo.html
      "Beanie John's Love Advice" from Jan 13, 2009: th-cam.com/video/KbPGj7dWXDA/w-d-xo.html

  • @Horsin4years
    @Horsin4years 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Darling fetch the battleaxe....I love it.

    • @matthewpaul9432
      @matthewpaul9432 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      don't forget that brains attract; darling, fetch the battle axe; decepticons fear this brilliant autobot; do fish take baths a lot? ... thanks hank for that lovely song!

  • @annabago8621
    @annabago8621 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I just realized that THIS John Green is THAT John Green. And also: vidcon?! I've been living in a box for 16 years apparently...

  • @anilatarannum
    @anilatarannum 6 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    Is John Green an existentialist?

    • @janoortje
      @janoortje 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think we all already know that yes is the answer :)

    • @chiranthiem.k.h.1597
      @chiranthiem.k.h.1597 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      You mean, was John Green an existentialist?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +256

      Not really. I find existentialism really interesting and important, but I don't identify with it very deeply. I think I am less individualistic in my own worldview than most existentialists. -John Green

    • @anilatarannum
      @anilatarannum 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for answering! ❤️

    • @CRBungalow
      @CRBungalow 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes

  • @chai4768
    @chai4768 6 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Oh man I needed this video. I have so many questions about John Green! Is he real? Is that a wig? How is even alive??

    • @Rosalie_Jansen
      @Rosalie_Jansen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Your verb tenses are too correct, I don't understand what you're saying

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Am I real? Insofar as anyone is, but this is definitely something I worry about a lot. Is that a wig? No. My dad has a thicker head of hair than I do, and he's 67! How is even alive? Via evolutionary pressures that encourage life to become progressively more complex. -John

    • @MiddleAgedNerd
      @MiddleAgedNerd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Is that a wig? No; The Puff™ is the real stuff.

    • @Telliria
      @Telliria 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who is Even, and what happened to her?

  • @jwhite984
    @jwhite984 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Firstly, thank you for answering these questions (and for not changing the verb tenses). Also, I'm a Hufflepuff too! Side note: I've now lived in Indianapolis for a year and am disappointed I haven't run into you (it's not like it's a big city or anything). Thanks for being awesome and for reading The Anthropocene Reviewed. The essays + your voice were lovely and engaging.

  • @Yani-kv2wy
    @Yani-kv2wy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    "No, there are no other siblings."
    Yeah, okay. I see...
    "Except for Dave"
    ...wait what? 😲

    • @coena9377
      @coena9377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It’s a running joke. Dave Green isn’t a real person.

    • @gonengazit
      @gonengazit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@coena9377 or is he

  • @lorenabpv
    @lorenabpv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    i think i might have been turned into a dear h&j fan too much (as opposed to watching the videos regularly), since i saw the title and figured john would talk about other people named john green

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      That's a good idea for a video! -John

    • @amberbydreamsart5467
      @amberbydreamsart5467 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really want to hear more about the bigfoot enthusiast john green. and all the other john greens. give me more john green info. is there another john green with a hank green brother?? they are both common names.. we must go deeper into the greens.

  • @onerandomnerdygirl2306
    @onerandomnerdygirl2306 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    To be fair, I love the books you wrote while hank did those things and you helped a lot too.

  • @darinsingleton3553
    @darinsingleton3553 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think we should all take a moment to remember John Green, and all of his many achievements .. and partial contributions to our lives.
    We weren’t exactly close, John and I. Mostly, because we never actually met. Or corresponded. Or, even shared a phone call. Something I always considered a staggering oversight by John, given his general penchant for fastidiousness. I would always tell him, “Giving up is not always giving in, John. Especially when holding on is holding you back.”
    But, of course, he wasn’t in the room, so he never came back with that clever rejoinder I was always hoping for.
    Again, a rather glaring lapse on his part.
    But, we’re here to remember the good things about John, and not to dwell on his deficiencies. Because if we were - boy, could
    I tell you some real whoppers. But, as I said before, this is not the time nor the place for that. That will all come later.
    So, for now, I will turn things over to Dave …
    .. umm … Dave?

  • @SmallMediumLarge41
    @SmallMediumLarge41 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:00 “yes. It’s happy.” Gets me every time

  • @aaditbhatia6551
    @aaditbhatia6551 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    REMEMBER THE INITIALISM, NOT AN ACRONYM!

    • @JoinTheMadVender
      @JoinTheMadVender 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It is an acronym if you pronounce it /d'ftubah/ ! :P

    • @aaditbhatia6551
      @aaditbhatia6551 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      JoinTheMadVender Very true. Very true.

    • @RumerPriestly
      @RumerPriestly 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You mean I've been saying "dift bah" wrong all these years?!

    • @JoinTheMadVender
      @JoinTheMadVender 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah, there is no single right way to say it. There are many tongues and dialects in Nerdfighteria. You do you!

    • @Kram1032
      @Kram1032 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RTINAA

  • @vell__
    @vell__ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    John you sound so humble at the end. Being there with Hank I'm sure you gave opinions, advice, and perspective along the way for many of the projects. Cofounding can go to all who help shape the heart of the idea.

  • @ThatBookishWriter
    @ThatBookishWriter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “Wow, look at all these things Hank did” is like John’s way of saying “I love you, Hank” without actually saying it.

  • @sheaelliott942
    @sheaelliott942 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this after a five hour theatre rehearsal for tech week brings me joy. Thank you for spending over 11 years of your life dedicated to this community. I’m going on 4 years of being a nerdfighter, and I would never turn back. Don’t Forget That Brains Attract! Oh, I mean Don’t Forget to be Awesome :)

  • @paintthefuture34
    @paintthefuture34 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    John Green John Green John Green John Green John Green John Green?

    • @thewinterizzy
      @thewinterizzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      PaintTheFuture if a John Green could John Green how much John Green could a John Green John Green? 🤔

    • @shannonobrien3674
      @shannonobrien3674 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dumbledore! Ron, Ron, Ron Weasley,(Harry Potter, Harry Potter ooou)

    • @54321jcc
      @54321jcc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YEESS!!!!

    • @54321jcc
      @54321jcc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Singing a song all day long at Hooogwaaarts!

    • @shannonobrien3674
      @shannonobrien3674 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joaquin colon-nava I've located the source of the ticking! Its a pipe bomb! YAYYYYY!

  • @starpasta
    @starpasta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I don't have a question, but I did want to thank you for answering my question during the TATWD tour. I was at the Agnes Scott stop, and I asked you how you became comfortable with crying a lot given our culture's construction of masculinity. I didn't realize it was going to make you cry, and I feel bad, but also thanks for answering!

    • @TheAnnaK74
      @TheAnnaK74 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      starpasta what did he say to answer yr question ?

    • @starpasta
      @starpasta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He said he had always been a person who cried a lot, and his parents were always supportive of that and never made him feel bad about it. I thought that was so great, and then he started tearing up, and I was like, "OMG, I just made one of my favorite authors/humans cry, and I didn't realize I had that power". I also felt a little bad because I didn't realize that was gonna happen. But he handled it really well, which I appreciated!

    • @newcreation19
      @newcreation19 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was also at that stop! DFTBA!

  • @NickWengz
    @NickWengz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don't know why, but I can't stop laughing at "Darling, Fetch the Battle Axe"

  • @unironicenthusiasm2439
    @unironicenthusiasm2439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Did I... Just hear our channel name?

    • @lohh659
      @lohh659 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am happy to realise that yes you did

  • @blueflame744
    @blueflame744 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey there John! I’m glad John Green isn’t dead, that’s nice to know

  • @RumerPriestly
    @RumerPriestly 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    2:18 Your prose never fails to floor me, in every single video you make, my word. Or rather, YOUR words.
    What is John Green's favourite animal? Does John Green prefer forests or beaches?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      My favorite animal is the human. And I prefer beaches to forests, although I choose to live in a forest. -John

    • @RumerPriestly
      @RumerPriestly 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was not aware that you lived in a forest, and now I am adequately jealous.

  • @seaquarian
    @seaquarian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm glad you made this video, John. I have a friend who is SO much like you and Hank. It's really uncanny. Sometimes you or Hank will say a thing and I swear I hear it in my friend's voice. We always joke about him being a long lost brother of yours lol...so funny....haha...my friend's name is literally David. Thank you for confirming.

  • @saurabhmahajan1431
    @saurabhmahajan1431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    John's diction is awesome. Truly a wordsmith.

  • @Kacs_ky
    @Kacs_ky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Poor Dave, may he rest in peace

  • @radagastwiz
    @radagastwiz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I appreciate the answers about the John Green we see in this video (and also Cool Composer Guy John Green), but this is severely lacking information about both Bald John Green and Other John Green.

  • @HobbertSharp
    @HobbertSharp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video reminded me of the good old days when the community felt smaller and more personal and less concerned about how the platform was being used. It feels good to be reminded of that time, and have slightly less complicated emotions towards what John and Hank create. (I don't know if anyone else will relate to this, but their videos (and books/movies, in John's case) were such a big part of my young adulthood/coming of age that, recently, I've felt like I've outgrown them, or something, and I've had a lot of complicated feelings related to their content, though I've made it a point to still try to hang on to how much they meant to me and not let them fade away completely.) It feels like I've been a Nerdfighter my whole life, even though I didn't always know it, and I continue to be one even when I don't always feel as connected to the content or the community and my relationship to all of it feels so complicated.
    You're all a part of my internet family, I wish everyone the best, and I'm still here to check in every so often.
    Best wishes,
    and DFTBA

    • @JaySwag77
      @JaySwag77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hobbert Sharp I feel you. I had a moment at John's book signing for Turtles in New York City, where I realized that their content was targeted at people who were several years younger than me.

    • @jennymagana8521
      @jennymagana8521 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

  • @thejesuschrist
    @thejesuschrist 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    TIL John Green is Hufflepuff. 🙏

  • @RetroYoungen
    @RetroYoungen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    How long did it take for John Green to find an agent to publish his books, and how difficult was that process?
    (I'm trying to write books and any direction in this entirely alien part of the process would be not only helpful, but would net you a mention in the acknowledgement section should it be published. DFTBA, I don't expect an answer, but I love to be surprised!)

    • @ashwin_ragu
      @ashwin_ragu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +279

      My path to publication was extremely unusual, and I don't think it would be possible in 2018. So you have to remember that this was fifteen years ago and a ton has changed in the publishing business. I was working as an assistant at a magazine called Booklist, and one of the editors there, Ilene Cooper, really mentored me through the whole publishing process. She read early drafts of my book, helped me rewrite it several times, and then after we'd worked on it for a couple years, I sent it out to publishers she knew. So I didn't have an agent. (I do now, and recommend having an agent.)
      After about six months, I got a call from one of the publishers (Dutton) saying they wanted to publish my book. It was a very, very modest advance (my roommates often joked that I had a "four figure book deal"), but it allowed me to be with a publisher I liked and an editor, Julie Strauss-Gabel, who was patient and committed. We spent almost three years together rewriting the book that became Looking for Alaska, and Julie is still my editor today. All of this is unusual--most authors move publishers a lot; most have more than one editor in their careers; most start out with agents; etc. So I'm not a model for how to do it. The model that works best, as I understand it, is to reach out to agents whose authors you like with query letters that are specifically targeted to them, and hope from there to move along in the process. But I'm not an expert! Regardless, I wish you luck. -John

    • @RetroYoungen
      @RetroYoungen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I remember your older videos talking about your process in getting started, and it's both helpful and kind of you to respond this way. Thank you much for taking the time, and thank you for the help in building up my luck... as I understand it, luck is being prepared for when the moment is right. I'll keep working, and I wish you and the family the best!
      -Kevin
      www.thetallereight.com (Just in case, couldn't hurt!)

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ReYo John Scalzi has a blog where he talks about all kinds of stuff, including the business side of being a writer. Again, though, he has an unusual publishing deal. Worth looking at.

    • @Kneedragon1962
      @Kneedragon1962 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Writing something is not all that hard. Having something to write, that other people may want to read, that's a little harder. But convincing anybody else to part with real actual money for something you've written, that's an entirely different adventure.

  • @singinwithceline
    @singinwithceline 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I feel obligated to personally thank you from the bottom of my nerdy Disney heart for TIFIOS. Never in my life have I felt so completely and totally understood as when I read Hazel. Growing up disabled and chronically ill is something few people will ever understand, but somehow you captured that experience perfectly. And I’m forever grateful.

  • @elewis9180
    @elewis9180 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a recent graduate I am obsessed with "career goals" and meeting expectations that I am not always certain are my own. But I think a reminder that I shouldn't waste my time building a sand castle while others are drowning is exactly what I needed to hear... and that's why John Green is one of the few people I truly admire in life.

  • @ryanchancellor6914
    @ryanchancellor6914 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “No matter what you do the tides of time will wash away your sandcastle” damn that’s deep

  • @BeeCeeJay
    @BeeCeeJay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    JOHN: when was the last time you were a giant squid of anger?

  • @anne-katherine1169
    @anne-katherine1169 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Or: DFTBA - Dave forgot to be awesome. Maybe that's why they don't mention him?

  • @elena-xj4uk
    @elena-xj4uk 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aw I’ve been watching y’all for so long like 6 years and I was such a better person back then

  • @CallaLilly414
    @CallaLilly414 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is a throwback! So many years in 3.56 seconds.

  • @victoriaswindle2258
    @victoriaswindle2258 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Maybe your next book should be a book to help people write better google searches 😂

  • @sarajones3137
    @sarajones3137 6 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    In Paper Towns, in chapter 9 part 2, Q says the phrase 'i say' but in the following chapter he states 'i said' is there something i am missing? Did you do this for dramatic effect or is this simply a large typo? hope you can answer -Sara

    • @tonifischbacher4021
      @tonifischbacher4021 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +

    • @SeanGHOB
      @SeanGHOB 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      John tries to let go of his books once they're published, so he does not re-read them. Therefore, he is unlikely to know the answer to this question.

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +339

      There are a few tense switches in Paper Towns. This happens when an experience feels so raw and real to Quentin that he hasn't processed it as being in the past. You hear this sometimes in real life when people are telling stories; they'll say, for instance, "I was driving down the road and then BAM I run into a deer." I am interested in the way we use verb tense to create distance (or fail to create distance) between ourselves and the things that happen to us. (We also use perspective sometimes to do this, which is why parts of Turtles All the Way Down are written in the second person.) -John

    • @sarajones3137
      @sarajones3137 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Thank you so much for answering! This helps a lot! -Sara

    • @Rosalie_Jansen
      @Rosalie_Jansen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Maybe John wrote it using Google Search

  • @jordantommysmith
    @jordantommysmith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how his perspective on the issue doesn’t romanticize how great life can be when you free yourself from social media. That school of thought is nonsense. Life still presents conflict and people still get bored, regardless of whatever medium they’re choosing to spend their time on. I love this perspective!

  • @callie6766
    @callie6766 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I look forward to your video every Tuesday. It's strangely comforting to know that old friends I don't talk to anymore are also likely still watching your video every Tuesday. Nothing more strangely comforting than John Green's prose, though :)

  • @gennabourquin5287
    @gennabourquin5287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    John how did you come up with the names for your kids?

    • @hatorigirl1202
      @hatorigirl1202 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Henry I believe gets his name from a grandparent or a great grandparent? The same one that Hank was partially named after. Alice was almost called Eleanor I think? Until President Obama weighed in on the situation.

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      Both our kids are named after one of their great grandparents, because both Sarah and I feel a deep debt of gratitude to those grandparents. -John

    • @gennabourquin5287
      @gennabourquin5287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you so much for answering me! That is a very sweet answer.

  • @joanesperanza7519
    @joanesperanza7519 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Our names may be forgotten, but our decisions will continue be part of history. Let's make history that we like.

  • @Lena-fc9ce
    @Lena-fc9ce 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This reminds me that I really need to get caught up with Dear Hank and John. What a wonderful podcast.

  • @jennyschwarz9741
    @jennyschwarz9741 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations! I just checked, and this is now the first video result on google when one searches 'John Green'. Good job!

  • @sophmcamp
    @sophmcamp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I feel special to be here when there are only 1.5K views and John wants this video to be the most popular one when people search his name

  • @4mpersan
    @4mpersan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Question for John Green: What do you consider a wasted life? Conversely, what is a not-wasted life?
    Also: If you had to choose, would you rather consume pineapple on a pizza or on a burger?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No human life is wasted. Every human life is precious and valuable.
      And I hate pineapple in all contexts, but I guess if I were forced to eat it, then I would eat it on a pizza. -John

  • @oliviawhitcomb486
    @oliviawhitcomb486 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi, I am on my Mothers account. I am 12 and my best friend is 11 (turning 12 on the first and is probably your biggest fan) My best friend has so many questions and has tried to get in touch with you and has dared me to post this in your comments. She is most likely your biggest fan, and I myself adore the fault in our stars. She is not very emotional but she has cried in the upsetting parts of both Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars. She highly recommends as I was previously on the phone and listening to her scratchy voice (as a result of crying) making Looking for Alaska into a movie. You have helped her love reading as do I and look forward to many more of your books.

  • @FREEtje4ever
    @FREEtje4ever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "isn't this happy? *Whispers intensly* YES. IT IS." I has to pause the video because i was laughing so hard.

  • @WoWisMagic
    @WoWisMagic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Please make a series debunking the numerous conspiracy theories out today! I love the new history of science series!

    • @MarkThePage
      @MarkThePage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      First up, of course: Why won't John and Hank talk about David? Is it because David is actually both John and Hank--because there is only one Vlogbrother, and he is David Green?

  • @Harbz
    @Harbz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Would you want to live forever?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      No. Hard pass on living forever. -John

    • @Harbz
      @Harbz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thank you, appreciate the answer :)

    • @sarahwatts7152
      @sarahwatts7152 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      As someone who was forced to read the book Tuck Everlasting, I can also confidently say no to immortality. Immortality is only good when everyone you love is also immortal, when you are still able to take joy from new experiences (but after a while nothing will be new - think Groundhog Day here), and then of course there's that Greek myth about the man who is given immortality but who still ages.
      Immortality would really only benefit geniuses, who would be able to see how their research evolves. Imagine what Aristotle would be like if he had continued to live until today. He'd be the ultimate authority on everything, and I imagine he would have liked that.

    • @IanJN
      @IanJN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What if you lived forever but periodically got amnesia?

    • @AtlantideVFX
      @AtlantideVFX 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I would say all yes to immortality. And any problems that arise with immortality, well you have unlimited amount of time to solve of time (except for the heat death of the universe, but that one you at least got a good amount of billions of years to solve that one).

  • @leafyleaf6994
    @leafyleaf6994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve heard of so many of your books and had no idea

  • @emmlou
    @emmlou 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was never really enthusiastic about soccer.
    Then I started listening to dear hank and john and now I'm really exited about AFC Wimbleton

  • @alwaysaddcheese
    @alwaysaddcheese 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Does the puff live on even though it no longer resides on top of John's head?

    • @4mpersan
      @4mpersan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jacob Austin I like to think that the puff, while adorable, was a representation of the stress and disordered thinking plaguing John. While I miss the look, I’m glad it’s gone.

    • @jeniferjoseph9200
      @jeniferjoseph9200 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The puff exists within us all, so long as we believe

    • @alwaysaddcheese
      @alwaysaddcheese 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I miss that puff every tuesday. While it may have been from stress, it helped bring us all together

  • @maxw179
    @maxw179 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Does John Green intended to starts a new Crash Course series soon?

  • @khyatibhandari.
    @khyatibhandari. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    John green is amazing! I love him and all his writings!♥💫

  • @elsa9532
    @elsa9532 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love for a full-length video about what you said about real people and real work to do vs. trophies of success

  • @quintingell
    @quintingell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Opinion on Love Simon and of course the novel it was based on? (Important question, I know)

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I like both very much! In fact the screenwriters for Love Simon are writing the Turtles All the Way Down movie! -John

    • @quintingell
      @quintingell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's amazing news! You'll be doing the casting, correct?

  • @ThePrimevalVoid
    @ThePrimevalVoid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thoughts on the rising TH-cam genre of video essays?

    • @miche8868
      @miche8868 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i love them they're ruining my life

  • @Alex-Lay
    @Alex-Lay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "All these things Hank did while I was writing books"
    So I'm expecting wikipedia to mistakenly list "A truly remarkable thing" on your bibliography section when it comes out.

  • @ESTree-ds5tu
    @ESTree-ds5tu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You'll probably never see this but your book tutles all the way the down is beautifuly relatable and I love it sooo much💛⚡🌻

  • @lucydoherty494
    @lucydoherty494 6 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Why does John Green not move his face when he's talking?

    • @untappedinkwell
      @untappedinkwell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      intense not blinking is a stylistic choice from the old school days of TH-cam--started by Ze Frank, I believe. DFTBA!

    • @lucydoherty494
      @lucydoherty494 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yeah, but what about the rest of his face???

    • @maishi
      @maishi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      continuity

    • @lucydoherty494
      @lucydoherty494 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      maishi hmm

    • @untappedinkwell
      @untappedinkwell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I second--continuity makes the most sense. ^^

  • @Rosalie_Jansen
    @Rosalie_Jansen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    If Hank were to go over his time limit on a video (or commit some other Vlogbrothers crime) in the near future, how would you most like so see him punished?

  • @jennabreland5261
    @jennabreland5261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You may not have geographical creativity, or you may just see the beauty in where ever you are, which i greatly appreciate (especially as a military brat)

  • @ANeMzero
    @ANeMzero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this the first result for John Green on google video search? Yes.