Hank asks viewers to donate to Complexly's Learnathon (2024)
ask · status: reported back · last event: thanks (2026-02-04) · owner: Hank
Part of: Complexly: the brothers' production company, renamed from EcoGeek (2016)
Told alongside: John asks viewers who value and can afford it to support Crash Course and SciShow on Patreon (2015) · Hank asks viewers to buy a Crash Course coin to fund Crash Course (2021) · Crash Course coin: collectible coins sold to fund Crash Course (2021)
About: Complexly
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-26 | asked | Hank asks viewers to check the Learnathon schedule of events and donate what they can at the fundraiser page to keep Complexly going. | Welcome to the Learn-a-Thon 00:00:51 |
| 2024-08-30 | reminder | Hank tells viewers they can get his shirt by supporting Complexly during the Learnathon. | The Two Coolest Things we Know About Sharks 00:07:02 |
| 2024-09-06 | reminder | The Complexly Learnathon ends today; Complexly is not launching a streaming service, but viewers can pretend and give $60 for a year of Complexly. | I feel like I can't talk about this… 00:02:55 |
| 2025-11-21 | reminder | On the last day of the Complexly Learnathon, Hank shows hand-drawn logo shirts and asks viewers to support Complexly: $60 gets a Pelican pin, SciShow dice set, Endlings bandana or shirt, gone after today. | I Wasn't Always Like This!! 00:04:45 |
| 2026-02-04 | thanks | Hank thanks viewers who for years knowingly gave a for-profit company money with no tax deduction, through Patreon, the Crash Course Coin, the Learnathon and SciShow fundraisers. | We Just Sold Our Company for $0 00:06:23 |
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2024-08-26 · Welcome to the Learn-a-Thon — Hank says Complexly's content is expensive to make and designed to be accurate and informative rather than inflammatory, which is not the fastest way to make money from videos. — 00:00:51
- 2024-08-26 · Welcome to the Learn-a-Thon — Hank says access to learning should not depend on location or money, which is why Complexly videos are free, and that good information can make the world better. — 00:00:51
- 2024-08-26 · Welcome to the Learn-a-Thon — announcement: Hank announces the Learnathon, a fundraiser over the next few weeks for Complexly's mission of accessible education, celebrating its staff with livestreams and behind-the-scenes videos. — 00:00:51
- 2024-08-26 · Welcome to the Learn-a-Thon — Hank says Complexly believes good information is worth it, then promises donors an embarrassing little dance as soon as they send money. (playful) — 00:01:41