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Oct 15th: Happy 16th Birthday B20

2007-10-15 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · comedy performance

Taking John's figure for time spent watching, Hank imagines Brotherhood 2.0 as a successful 16-year-old that would read books, plugs YALSA's Teen Read Week, and qualifies his claim that video beats books.

What is said

00:00:00 — Hank: people have spent 16 years watching, so Brotherhood 2.0 is a successful 16-year-old

  • ★★ Hank says John's carbon calculation put a number on something he had been thinking about: people have spent over 16 years watching Brotherhood 2.0. — 00:00:10 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★★ Since a person is the sum of their actions, Hank asks whether the 16 years people have put into watching and taking part make Brotherhood 2.0 a 16-year-old. (playful) — 00:00:10 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ Hank judges Brotherhood 2.0 a successful 16-year-old: it has its own foundation to decrease world suck and thousands of friends. (playful) (hedged) — 00:00:42 · Brotherhood 2.0, Foundation for Decreasing Suck Levels Worldwide
  • ★ Hank says it is good that the 16-year-old vlog will not drive, because cars are bad. (playful) (hedged) — 00:00:42
  • ★★ Hank says Brotherhood 2.0 has a trickling income stream from Google ads of $30 a month, high for a 16-year-old. (playful) — 00:01:12 · Google, Brotherhood 2.0

00:01:54 — Brotherhood 2.0 would read books and celebrate Teen Read Week (plug)

  • ★★ Hank likes to think that if Brotherhood 2.0 were a real person with everyone's combined experiences, it would read a lot. (playful) (hedged) — 00:01:54 · Brotherhood 2.0

00:02:23 — YALSA's Teen Read Week; video not always better than books; Hank reading The Lathe of Heaven; sign-off

  • ★★★ Hank plugs Teen Read Week, celebrated by YALSA (the Young Adult Library Services Association) to promote reading among teens. — 00:02:23
  • ★★★ Hank qualifies his recent claim that video blogs can transmit ideas better than books: not always; Harry Potter would make a horrible video blog. — 00:02:23 · Harry Potter
  • ★★ Hank invites viewers to read with him: he is reading The Lathe of Heaven, not a young adult book but only 160 pages long. — 00:02:23

Humor (significant)

  • Hank admits the 16-year-old vlog will never get a car or be able to drive. — 00:00:42 > «frankly, I think that's a good thing, because cars are bad.»
  • Hank ranks Brotherhood 2.0's Google ad income among 16-year-olds' earnings. — 00:01:12 > «$30 a month is pretty good for a 16-year-old, especially a 16-year-old who mostly just watches videos on YouTube.»
  • Hank qualifies his claim that video blogs beat books. — 00:02:23 > «For example, Harry Potter would be a horrible video blog.»
  • Hank recommends a non-YA book because it is only 160 pages. — 00:02:23 > «And I've heard that you kids like short books.»

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