Is unironic enthusiasm better than being cool?
Axis: earnest enthusiasm ... ironic detachment / cool
John
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| 2007-07-25 |
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Answering comments that call the brothers nerds and dorky, John embraces the label ('We're nerds') and tells a 'get a life, nerd' commenter that being a nerdfighter is a good thing. |
July 25: Brotherhood 2.0's Youtube Comments Are Answered! 00:00:50 |
| 2007-07-27 |
restate |
John asks why being a nerd is bad, since calling someone a nerd means they would rather be intelligent and thoughtful than stupid and vapid. |
July 27: How Nerdfighters Drop Insults 00:01:01 |
| 2009-05-25 |
restate |
John praises LeakyCon people's unironic caring and says a hyper-cynical world forgets it's okay to get enthusiastic. |
WROCK! 00:00:29 |
| 2009-07-20 |
restate |
John says what he loves about being a nerd is being allowed to be unironically enthusiastic, and that calling someone a nerd just means 'you like stuff'. |
Harry Potter Nerds Win at Life 00:01:10 |
| 2010-04-16 |
restate |
John endorses Hank's point that nerdfighting is important but needs to be fun, and makes a fun video in response. |
The Patron Saint of Youtube 00:00:00 |
| 2012-01-17 |
restate |
John says it feels magical to be in a room of people unembarrassed of their enthusiasm and intellect. |
Thoughts from Places: The Tour 00:01:57 |
Hank