Is fame good for the people who have it?
Axis: fame is good / enabling ... fame is harmful / distorting
John
| date | change | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-09 | new | John says the world would be better if the word 'celebrity' and the idea behind it ceased to exist. | The Return of Question Tuesdays 00:01:06 |
| 2009-10-18 | restate | John says fame leads to divorce, personality disorders and general ass-hattery, and asks why people still want it; he admits he struggles with it too. | The Balloon Boy Hoax 00:03:02 |
| 2009-10-26 | restate | John restates that there is ample evidence being famous is kind of sucky and destructive. | Fame: The Road Trip 00:00:39 |
| 2013-10-15 | restate | John restates that fame is not very fulfilling, unlike making stuff you like with people you like. | Thoughts for Nerdfighteria 00:02:09 |
Hank
| date | change | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-26 | new | Hank says the price of YouTube fame is a flood of comments with mean and over-nice extremes, which becomes stressful, though he tempers it by seeing most people are supportive. | July 26: The Price of Fame 00:02:22 |
| 2007-08-16 | refine | Hank says being famous to cool people is better than being famous with everybody, so the brothers should be happy with their current fame. | August 15: Getting Featured on YouTube 00:03:23 |