John asks Hank and Nerdfighters why people want to be famous (2009)
ask · status: reported back · last event: result reported (2009-10-25) · owner: John
After the balloon boy hoax in October 2009, John asked Hank and Nerdfighters why people want to be famous. A week later he reported that most answers fell into three categories.
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| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-18 | asked | John asks Hank and Nerdfighters his non-rhetorical question of the day: why do people want to be famous? | The Balloon Boy Hoax 00:03:02 |
| 2009-10-25 | result reported | John reports that most viewer answers to his why-be-famous question fell into three categories (live forever, get rich, attention) and responds to each. → refers to The Balloon Boy Hoax | Fame: The Road Trip 00:00:39 |
What is said about it
1 statement, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2009-10-25 · Fame: The Road Trip — John recalls his Balloon Boy video last week (week of 12 October 2009) and its question: why do people want fame despite ample evidence it is sucky and destructive? — 00:00:39